Detained suspected militants are presented to the media by the Pakistani paramilitary in Dara Adam Khel, a tribal area in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, October 21, 2008. REUTERS/Ali Imam (PAKISTAN)Pakistan On The Brink Of Collapse -- Captain's Journal
In NATO and Pakistan Commitment to Defeat Taliban Wavering we discussed the deep ambivalence of the Pakistan parliament towards the fight against the Taliban. The parliament has little stomach for a protracted counterinsurgency against the Tehrik-i-Taliban. The problems with properly understanding the horrible danger they are in run deep, and so do the overall problems with Pakistani society, both culturally and financially. In fact, the country itself is on the brink of collapse and civil war.
Pakistan was locked in crisis last night, with the government pressed by Washington to deepen its conflict with Islamic militants in the lawless regions on the Afghan border, and obliged to call in the International Monetary Fund to stave off financial catastrophe.
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My Comment: I have recently published a few posts on the slow motion collapse of Pakistani society, but the Captain's Journal examines the surreal mindset of the Pakistani man on the street .... from their frustration of daily life, their worries of the future, and their strong belief in conspiracy theories .... that it is outside forces that are responsible for Pakistan's grief. A good read for anyone who is interested in knowing what is happening in Pakistan today.