Citizens ask Pak army to defeat Taliban

A letter by Salaman Ahmed of Junoon is being presented to the the President of Pakistan. The letter asks the Pakistan Army to defeat the Taliban. The letter is here

http://pakteahouse.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/appeal-to-the-president-of-pakistan/

This is a bad idea maybe with well meaning intentions. I have already debated this on facebook. 

Military action against Taliban will not work. Pakistan Army has fought disastrous campaigns against Baloch insurgency, with MRD in Sindh, with Karachi in MQM and recently in WANA. And lest we forget, a certain insurgency in 1971 in Bangladesh. What koolaid are our concerned citizens drinking? Maybe similar to what israel was drinking when it went to confront Hammas?

Pakistan Army can't stop the Taliban, their ranks don't support the fight. All they can do is create a bigger Humanitarian disaster and more sympathies for the Talib. There are a 1 Million + refugees in Pakistan because of US drone attacks and Pak Army action. Writing letters to one's Army (especially with sordid histroy like ours) is a dangeorusly fascist agenda. 

Taliban can only advance into Pashtun backwater areas, there fewer suicide bombs in Peshawar (ANP controlled) and Karachi (MQM controlled). No Army required. Secondly, the US drone attacks have to stop, they cause the attacks on police/Army cantonment in Lahore/Pindi. Third and final, the battle for Pashtun soul is a theological, except our biryani eating mullahs are too scared to confront the Taliban ideology.

South Bay Mobilization had a very good event at De Anza college last Thursday. Coverage here http://karachiphoto blog.blogspot. com/

Insurgencies never die out by force, only by poltical and social will.