this is my response to an earlier article.
i can understand why you are upset with the us, their foreign policy sucks. from my earlier posts it would be apparent what i think about us and its policies.
but i personally do not think that it is us's resposibility to affix the head of state of each and every country in the world. We should refrain from indiscriminate and blind us bashing. to be fair to the us, it has the right to maneuver the international scenario to suit itself. Every country does that, including our’s. then why point one’s finger at the us this time? At least it is not bombing another nation, however this time I really wish they had done that.
It is indeed implied that mushy would have taken dubyas permission before imposing emergency. But is it the responsibility of the us to see to it that every radical fundamentalist country sticks to democratic ways? Certainly not. Is mushy committed to democracy? Not really, though its his own country. Is he manipulating the system to suit himself, you are damn right he is. Then the question is, then why blame the us? Dubya must not have proactively asked mushy to impose emergency, it has simply not objected to his decision to do so. Hence, I feel mushy is the bigger culprit not the us.
If we talk about a country’s commitment to democracy then lemme ask you this. Is India commited to the spread and preservation of democracy all over the world? Certainly not. If it were, then would it remain a silent spectator in the Myanmar prodemocracy moments? Even afer the people of that country sought india’s help? What is happening in Myanmar is totally wrong. An elected leader has been in house arrest for numerous years now. But India being a strong democratic neighbouring country is not interferening in the country. And rightly so. The military govt in that country has good relations with India, it doesn’t allow its soil to be used for anti Indian activities, which is very important for India considering the troubled north-eastern regions. India doesn’t want an additional ememy in the neighbourhood. It already has its hands full with Pakistan, Bangladesh , the very country we liberated and sri lanka, considering sri lanka is not oblivious of the fact that the ltte do get a lot of help from the southern Indian states, both monetarily and otherwise. Hence why meddle in Myanmar and create more trouble for yourself as if you don’t have enough already.
The situation that us is in at the moment is not very different from our own. It already has its hands full in Afghanistan, considering the Taliban is regrouping and spreading to the northern parts too, and of course iraq, which could well be another Vietnam for them. Besides these two frontiers, it is also worried about iran’s neculear muscle flexing, north Korean military might and terrorism against both mainland us and us interests in various nations. Now it deparately needs mushy’s help as Taliban and al qaida is becoming very active in Pakistan and using that land to mount anti-us activities. Hence, if mushy needs the emergency to make his position strong, then so be it, as far as the us is concerned. Afterall the country has been under the military rule for most part of its post colonial era, so it is not as if they have no taste of the bitter pill. And anyways, why should the us care so much about the people of Pakistan if they themselves are so damn ignorant?
Hence I think the people of phukistan are more at fault as mushy has active support from some sections of the Pakistan politics including the mqm, muhajir qoumi movement, the political party to represent the decedents of those people who left India to make the newly formed Pakistan their new home during the independence of India. Mushy is a muhajir, hence they feel that he represents their community, and support him, oblivious of his thinking and policies. After lal musjid fiasco mushy needs to fight the radicals and hence he has no option but to impose emergency. The us is just making use of him. Once he becomes redundant to them, they will pull their support to him. This is just an adjustment for the us to suit itself. I do not think us is stupid enough to meddle in Pakistan affairs pro actively, though I wish they would and blast the country into outer space.
The us is just protecting its interests.
3 comments:
First, let me clarify, THIS IS NOT BLIND AMERICA BASHING. after im thru with this, lemme further say that i dont agree with u vivek on this one AT ALL.
1)on one hand u say its not America's responsibility to affix the head of state of each and every country (agreed)
And on the other hand, you say that america is fighting on all frontiers like afghanistan, iraq, iran, N-Korea, etc.
if its not americas responsibility to fix others state of sorry affairs, then why is it meddling in afghan, irani, iraqi and korean affairs?
at no point of time has there been conclusive proof that any of these nations had WMDs. on the contrary, facts hv come to light that american claims of WMD possession against Iraq were war propaganda.
why these double standards?
if its not america's responsibility to establish stability in pakistan (i hold america solely responsible for the mess there) then its not americas resposnsibility to meddle with iran, afghan or n-korea either.
2) and why are u so sympathetic abt america? just bcoz it has (i quote you) - "its hands full in afghanistan, considering the Taliban is regrouping and spreading to the northern parts too, and of course iraq, which could well be another Vietnam for them. Besides these two frontiers, it is also worried about iran’s nuclear muscle flexing, north Korean military might and terrorism against both mainland us and us interests in various nations"
let me tell u, all these problems have been created by america itself. its not duing a favor to the world wen its fighting againt rogue states today. where was america wen it helped the mujahideens in afghanistan, the kurds in iran & turkey, the chechens in russia, saddam during iran-iraq war, Idi Amin in Uganda, The Contras guerrillas in Africa, all past didctators in pakistan and now musharraf? the track record shows that america USES THE FOREIGN FORCES TO ITS ADVANTAGE AND THEN DISPOSES THEM OFF LIKE USED TOILET PAPER. while some like contras and idi amin dies away, the more persistent like the mujahideens, talibs, chechens, kurds have all remained turned again their former benefactor, america and now america cries foul about terror! WHO STARTED IT ALL IN THE FIRST PLACE?! THE AMERICA!!!
3) In contrast, Indian foreign policy has been most beautiful with the necessary restraint and maturity, which many people mistake for cowardism.
4) America has no right to play big brother and install democracies in foreign lands. its their own state of affairs and better left to them to sort out.
i have no sympathies for america coz it has its hands full. american bigotry and greed is responsible for the mess that the world is in today.
for me, jehadis are much better than americans. atleast they truly BELIEVE in their cause of jehad.
As for the pakistanis/jehadis, no war is a success without the resources. pakistanis never had and do not have the resources had it not been for America.
5) and wat do u mean its right to maneuver international scenario to suit oneself? dats wat the jehadis are duin too. so why do u hv a prob with dat? it only betrays how america has been successful in selling its war propaganda to the world. you so easily believe that america is duing this for survival. then wats wrong in india intervening in Myanmar? double standards again!
america can do it. but wen we try to do it, we're labeled rogue. dats not fair at all. america sits on a ton of nuclear arsenal. but it doesnt want iran to use nuclear power for civilian purposes even!!! its in indian interest to befriend our neighbors and establish better regional cooperation rather than follow america in its blind greed frenzy for dollars for a cozy american lifestyle.
6) i respect a man who truly worships the Devil than a hypocrite who pretends to worship the God but follows the devil. Its much easier (and respectable) to fight an honest enemy than and befriend a greedy deceiver.
7) America is not protecting its interests. Its trampling upon other sovereign nation's interests.
8) FUCK YOU AMERICA. AGAIN.
Well written article.
yeah, well written... but i disagree with the ideas presented...
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