USA: Falling from grace and asking Pakistan to do the impossible

I am quoting from a story in Pakistan's newspaper of record, Dawn,"According to diplomatic sources, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani, who was in Washington last week, was told in so many words that if Islamabad wanted Washington to prevent an Indian military strike, it would have to catch those responsible for the Mumbai carnage and ensure that they were brought to justice."
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You can clearly read within the lines that India is not taking dictation from America any more. The State Dept fears that India is dead serious on attacking Pakistan. And, it merely informed the US, as a courtesy to a superpower, of its forthcoming attack on Pakistan. No approval required, nor seeked. The US didn't want to look irrelevant or powerless [over India], hence it asked Pakistan for the impossible.

Take a look at America's own record; the United States since 9/11 has invaded at least two countries, in the name of war against terror, and put hundreds of thousands of sons and daughters of its own and that of its allies in harms way and still cannot prevent an ordinary suicide bomber carry out an attack a only few meters outside the International Zone [formerly, Green Zone in Baghdad].

The International Zone is known to be the 'Ultimate Gated Community' with numerous armed checkpoints, coils of razor wire, chain link fences, and surrounded by "T-Walls" (reinforced and blast-proof concrete slabs). Did they catch everyone responsible for 9/11 and brought them to justice? With all the might of its own and that of its allies, American got a few dispensible terrorists while the likes of Osama are still at large.

Pakistan's President cannot take a leak without first clearing with the CIA and State Department. For all intent and purposes, Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan is an extension of the United States. If Pakistan fails to round up all the usual suspects and bring them to justice -- to appease India, American ought to take a look at their own record so far on 'the war against terror'. America has actually fanned the terror worldwide. The war has been a sordid business of body bags coming home of young men and women who became victim of someone's misguided adventure.

If America has blessed the Indians to attack Pakistan, there is only one plausible explanation for it; this is a new chapter in a new book called, 'the war on terror going nowhere'. India must have volunteered to join hand with the US and, and sold them on the sole purpose of the strike was to get a corridor to the trouble spots, to search for the common enemy, 'the terrorists'. After the dust settles, India gets to keep the spoils of the war; at least two client states of Balochistan and Pakhtonistan carved out of Pakistan.

The US tried its own hand in Afghanistan and failed; and, while more troops have been ordered for Kabul, in Iraq Mr Bush had to be content with a size 10 shoe to show for his achievements. It looks like the President-elect, Obama has probably endorsed this new game in diplomacy. In, India; out, Pakistan.