A Pakistani tribesman stands amongst the debris of a collapsed house hit by missiles.(Photo AFP)
No Awakening In The Cards For Pakistan -- Pajamas Media
Why an Iraqi-style Awakening movement in Pakistan is destined to fail.
The Pakistani military recently hustled journalists through tiny villages in Bajaur, a tribal area along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border, where the Pakistani Army is encouraging villagers to form local militias, called lashkars, to join the fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
At the same time that authorities are encouraging the lashkars to join the fight against Islamist militants, they’ve asked Afghan refugees to leave camps in the tribal areas and return home.
While a formal reason has not be given, security forces suspect that Taliban supporters are hidden in the camps.
What’s going on here?
An armchair general might deduce that the Pakistani government is hoping that they can foment tribal anger into a popular uprising similar to the Sunni Awakening in Iraq.
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My Comment: Pajamas media is dead on right in their assessment on why Pakistan will not succeed.
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