03-13-2004, 11:41 PM
Well said Pete. :)
As for the entire India-Pakistan thing, being Indian, it is a big sigh of relief that Powell did whatever he did to at least not have a nuclear aided pissing match go off over there, even if the hiatus is temporary. Methinks Pakistani usage of "freedom fighters" in Kashmir + Bush's statements of non-negotiation with terrorism kind of forces Pakistan's hand at not involving itself in Kashmir too much, ergo, reducing tensions between India and Pakistan. The entire India-Pakistan-China-Russia deal isn't as deep-rooted as Israel and Palestine, but has the potential of being far worse if someone got cranky. (To clarify, India is allies with Russia, while China and Pakistan are allies, possibly to the point of China giving Pakistan the bomb, though I imagine the Russians might have afforded the Indians the same deal)
As for the entire India-Pakistan thing, being Indian, it is a big sigh of relief that Powell did whatever he did to at least not have a nuclear aided pissing match go off over there, even if the hiatus is temporary. Methinks Pakistani usage of "freedom fighters" in Kashmir + Bush's statements of non-negotiation with terrorism kind of forces Pakistan's hand at not involving itself in Kashmir too much, ergo, reducing tensions between India and Pakistan. The entire India-Pakistan-China-Russia deal isn't as deep-rooted as Israel and Palestine, but has the potential of being far worse if someone got cranky. (To clarify, India is allies with Russia, while China and Pakistan are allies, possibly to the point of China giving Pakistan the bomb, though I imagine the Russians might have afforded the Indians the same deal)