[BobL]

Ran across this bit of history that I suspect most of us are unfamiliar, or only vaguely familiar with (I know that I knew only really high-level stuff). Good reading and good break from all of the Democrat whining going on.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

When British India became independent in 1947, the country was divided into Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan.

One of the worst decisions in a 20th century full of bad nation-making decisions. The world would be a better and safer place today if Pakistan had never been created, and the Muslims currently living there had simply remained a minority in India.

[17th Miss Regt]

Imagine if the United States only consisted of the East Coast and West Coast, and Russia controlled all of North America in between.

Imagine if the Bolsheviks controlled the East Coast and West Coast, and patriots controlled all of North America in between the coasts. Not too difficult to imagine, is it?

[Robert DeLong]

BKMK

[Jyotishi]

Related:

The Genocide the U.S. Can’t Remember, But Bangladesh Can’t Forget

Millions were killed in what was then known as East Pakistan, but Cold War geopolitics left defenseless Muslims vulnerable

Smithsonian, December 16, 2016

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/genocide-us-cant-remember-bangladesh-cant-forget-180961490/

[DesertRhino]

Pakistan, proof that moslems can’t get along with anyone, even Ghandi.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

BKMK

[PilotDave]

I’m in Dehli now. Incredible.

[hanamizu]

Consider this. Indians and Pakistanis/Bangladeshis are the same “race” with similar history, language etc., etc. The only difference is religion. Yet I have heard of no country that has a problem with Indian immigrants (save perhaps Fiji). Pakistanis/Bangladeshis on the other hand are labeled in Britain as ‘Asians’ and are the ones that have the rape gangs and the no-go areas. I have to wonder why that is.

[Sequoyah101]

And Pakistan and India are separated by a huge and very effective border fence, a wall if you will, for the entire length of their borders.

But I guess you already know this:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2033886/India-Pakistan-border-visible-space.html

[Cronos]

Interesting In fact, what the U.S. Navy accomplished was to chill U.S.-Indian relations for years.

Kissinger was definitely not the great diplomat he was supposed to be