Futile and Destructive Iraq – Iran War and Iraq’s Attack On Kuwait : Why POK is not at all worth a war with Pakistan ?
Rajiv Upadhyay
It was reported that before attacking Kuwait, Saddam had told American ambassador who kept quiet . Saddam mistook it for US approval . Iraq was destroyed as per some grand plan but Kuwait attack gave it a moral pretext .
Similarly seven year long Iraq Iran war ended with just a status quo as Iran was a very tough nut to crack for Saddam . At the end the war destroyed Iraq from which it has not still recovered . Saddam was once a friend of USA like old Pakistan under Ayub , Zia and Musharaf . Iran quest for nuclear arms has destroyed its economy. Pakistan economy has been destroyed by its quest for military parity with India , a country six times bigger!
America has no friends and pursues its selfish interest . Media is blatantly misused in promoting American interests . No one has suffered more than USSR and Gorbachev . The nation got destroyed like Iraq due to Gorbachev trust without even a war.
India must learn from China . It has used America but not let it meddle with its government or institutions . American supported Tiana men square student agitation was crushed mercilessly. Hillary Clinton was told bluntly in face at Beijing airport not to lecture China on human rights .
Now India is basking in USA friendship just like Saddam , Gorbachev , Zia and Deng !
It must not sacrifice its interests nor permit Americans to meddle in Indian internal affairs in the name of human rights , democracy , religious freedom etc , just like Chinese . If it slows down our cooperation for a few years so be it ! It will come back as it is naturally needed by both the countries
The great provocation will be to let India try take POK by force just like Saddam’s attack on Kuwait!
India must avoid any war except in self defence or preventive action like in Balakot. We can develop Andaman , build big navy or air force but POK is not worth a war with Pakistan . We have spent so much money of tax payers on Kashmir, depriving poor states like Orissa , Bihar , UP etc . Entering into war is just not worth . Similarly entry to small markets of Central Asian Republics is not worth a war. There are better options . We should pursue economic progress single mindedly just like Japan . We are still a very poor country with just $ 2000/ yr income which is lower than that of Bangladesh. We need twenty years of uninterrupted economic growth .
Pakistan is not a country any more . Its army , government and terrorist groups are really independent entities with army being the real ruler . When in power, all civilian PMs from Zardari to Imran Khan wanted peace but were prevented by army . It will only rattle but not attack unless we are too weak . Western arms lobby will goad us into an unnecessary war to liberate POK , a worthless piece of land . Another pretext will be a paid terrorist attack .War drums are very enticing and democratic leaders will fall into this trap like China’s Xi Jin ping who has unnecessarily annoyed every one by his aggressiveness. Bangladesh was created by stupid Pakistani leadership not Srimati Indira Gandhi. At that time India had massive advantage of genuine public support . In POK it will be a fictitious support and as seen in Ukraine all armies defend their nation with much more zeal .
Prime Minister Modi , Ajit Doval , Rajnath Singh and Jai Shankar must learn from Iraq , Iran, USSR and avoid the western adulation or war trap which will lead to our destruction!
Yet we must build up our defence capability to match China our real enemy.
