[traditionalist]

Most Freepers seem to be completely oblivous to what a total disaster a war between India and Pakistan would be right now. How likely is it that Al Qaeda troops can be kept in Afganistan, or those already in Pakistan can be found, if Pakistan is busy fighting India? Such as war needs to be avoied at all costs. Bush needs to forbid India from attacking Pakistan, and perhaps ensure a US-backed crackdown on Kashmiri terrorists to sweeten the deal. But such a war cannot be allowed.

I'm surprised at the number of Freepers who are so thoughtlessly cheering India on just because Pakistan is Mohammedan.

[LenS]

Too late for forbidding -- once Pakistani-backed terrorists attacked the heart of the Indian govt., our ability to restrain India went out the window from both a moral standpoint and a practical one. Pakistani efforts to catch Al-Qaeda have been weak and I'm still not convinced that Pakistan won't recreate the Taliban in a new form once we've moved on. Better to smash them now while their nuclear arsenal is small and limited in range.

[DB]

I would cheer India because it is a democracy and is our ally. Pakistan is none of the above. Pakistan has chosen China as its friend. So yes, if war breaks out then I support India. I hope it does not.