In my previous posting I suggested that it “might” have been wiser for President Obama not to have been so triumphant about the killing of Osama Bin Laden despite the temptation of enhancing his electoral credibility. I should have written that it would have been wiser not to have announced it at all but let the knowledge seep out. Obama has now succeeded in humiliating Pakistan’s army, secret services, politicians—pretty well all of the politically powerful in Pakistan. The only people who will benefit are the mullahs and the members of various quasiAl Qaeda groups in the country who will now feel strengthened in their hatred of America and anything Western.
Such a public slap in the face doesn’t help the situation of a failing nation-state which already has nuclear weapons and advanced missiles. A faction within the Pakistan army might already be planning some sort of action in order for the country to save its face. The country is already close to a state of war with India over Kashmir. Goodness knows how Pakistan is going to react now.
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