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To: AM2000; flamefront; atc; Aaron_A; GeronL
India has ramped up attacks in Kashmir against Pakistani held military outposts. India denied a US request to mediate the J&K disputes so it looks like India wants to go it alone. Too bad India can't wait a little longer so the US can get its job done in Afghanistan before it ramps up its agression. Have the Muslim guerillas taken more offensive actions since 9/11? I thought a lot have been pulled out since the WTC attacks.
42 posted on 10/22/2001 4:12:10 PM PDT by Sawdring
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To: Sawdring
There was the suicide truck bombing of a state parliament building a few weeks ago that killed over 40. That seems to have pissed off the Indians.
44 posted on 10/22/2001 4:42:06 PM PDT by Aaron_A
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To: Sawdring
India has ramped up attacks in Kashmir against Pakistani held military outposts...Have the Muslim guerillas taken more offensive actions since 9/11? I thought a lot have been pulled out since the WTC attacks.

There was the suicide attack on the J&K Assembly in Srinagar. And today, the suicide attack on an IAF airbase near Srinagar. The number of incidents may have indeed gone down (since some mujahideen have been reassigned to fight the coalition), but the frequency of fidayeen attacks on high profile targets has gone up. India is pissed.

India denied a US request to mediate the J&K disputes so it looks like India wants to go it alone.

India has always denied all requests for mediation in J&K. That's a matter of policy for them.

Too bad India can't wait a little longer so the US can get its job done in Afghanistan before it ramps up its agression.

That would defeat the purpose, wouldn't it? India has to strike while the enemy is occupied elsewhere. The truth of the matter is, there can be no political solution to J&K that won't be politically suicidal for the leadership of either side. The best bet for a 'resolution' (of sorts) is in a military encounter that ends in a shifting of the LoC. The public in either country isn't willing to lose an inch without a fight, but they are willing to lose much more than an inch during a fight. It's about honor, not geopolitics. The leadership in India and Pakistan will have to live up to that expectation while they achieve their own (strategic) objectives.

45 posted on 10/22/2001 4:55:40 PM PDT by AM2000
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