Benazir Bhutto and American Elections
An edited and expanded version of this article is now published on the IPCS website. It can be found here.
Thus it appears as if after pulling out a credible Iran deal, one which has enough checks and balances as well as involvement of other like-minded countries, The US President Donald Trump gave away a lot in Singapore in return little verifiable in return from Kim. It appears as if North Korea, a de-facto nuclear power, is the bigger winner out of the Singapore summit. Donald Trump did have his moment of unilateral glory in Singapore but if Japan and South Korea came out on top, then they would have more reasons to worry. Moreover, China’s headaches would rise were they to act on those worries. Until the Singapore summit, Donald Trump and Kim Jong un had fairly same reasons for direct talks. For Trump it was his desire to stamp the American supremacy. He sought to show China its place, after years of engagement policy by Obama by first completely discrediting the Six Party talks which were not only China-initiated but also China-led. He used social media on one...
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I initially wrote a long comment, but it disappeared due to some problems in my net connection, and could not be posted. i have no energy to articulate again, just trying to pen a summarised version...might not make much sense though.
It is, I feel, only the language is different, as u have also pointed out, but I don't think there is any substantial difference between democratic and Republican candidates on foreign policy issues. Unlike the inter-world war years, the debate is no longer on Isolationism and Interventionism. The context in current times has clearly been Interventionism, but differences are just nuances here and there. Language might appear subtle or hardliner, but the action and plan are not different, not are they gonna be diffrent. With this bait how far u feel the assasination and assassinators of Benazir would achieve? And who are the authors??Does not the whole world want them to be Al-Qaeda only? Most will be disappointed to find an independent disgruntled group or even military behind the killing. But even if they are Mehsud and Qaeda co. behind the attack, did they do it keeping in mind the US elections? The hay is made on the event by the smart and dumb candidated in America as done everywhere else. The terror horse is the best bet these days to win the race. And this horse is the best company for both the sides who call each other terrorists.
What u feel of the next thread of the debate that Civilizations have begun to clash, or to put it in modified Huntington version that the Islamic forces(not all musalmaans) and Most of other religionists are preparing for clash? Skirmishes have already begun..
p.s. Time to return an old compliment...With that cap and other items though sans the glasses, u r looking THE great HERO..............Well, I meant Sunny Paa ji.