sourab_c wrote:
Nothing is surprising. They are only capturing the faction of Taliban that is not loyal to them anymore. They will destroy them and restore them so they can retain their full control over them once again.
I agree that pak is trying to gain control over them back. At the same time, I don't think they would destroy them totally either. It appears like Pak is trying to get rid of the people who are closer to AQ and faction of taliban(TB) that is against Pak govt and thus carve out the "good" from the "bad". In this way, they are hitting 2 birds with one stone
1) Getting rid of those elements that are inimical to Pak interest since they have clearly lost control over these elements, thus making others fall in line.
2) This "cleansing" also helps pak to prove that there is "Good" Vs "Bad" TB, with of course the ones being killed/arrested being the "bad" ones. The remaining "Good" TB would then find their way to post 2011 govt in Af (Uncle appears to have bought the good vs bad theory), and of course once the good TB finds themselves in Af govt, they would then crap on our interests. (so much for our immense soft power)
I have to grudgingly admit that from the deep sh** that the pakis were in (geopolitically) a while ago, they appear to be doing a pretty darn good job of navigating this mess while taking advantage it. Its too early to predict this of course. But uncle sam is clearly happy at the turn of events. If this capture/termination of high value targets continues, expect rewards (more F-16s?) to be showered upon pak for their "cooperation" in "war against terror" by uncle.