By Mirza Kashif Baig
Pakistan and the USA have shared a very strange relationship. America has called Pakistan its ally but has done everything in its power to destabilize and destroy our country. If one thinks about American behavior should not come as a big surprise as the USA’s very foundations are greed, deceit, and bloodshed. The early American settlers were criminals who first took advantage of the native’s hospitality to study them carefully and realized that the land now called “USA” was rich in resources and the only obstacle in their path were the natives. This led to the worst form of terrorism witnessed by the modern age.
The natives American were killed to the point of extinction and their land and its riches were usurped. Based on this Pakistan shouldn’t be surprised by this behavior, as criminals and terrorists can never be trusted. Americans have become a world power, by spilling innocent blood and by spreading terror. America is the only country in the world, which has used nuclear weapons in World War II, and they boast about it proudly. They celebrate this inhumane and unnecessary act because, for them, the suffering of humans is a cause of joy. These people have no conscience and the world has realized this now. They believe that since they have the strongest military in the world and have advanced weapons, all their actions are justified, a claim which is no longer acceptable.
The USA had justified its existence by spreading fear of its military might. This, however, is no longer the case as its authority is being challenged everywhere in the world. Their claim of the strongest military in the world is no longer valid it seems because how can such a military power lose so many wars. They have lost in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Syria and most recently they have suffered a humiliating defeat in Afghanistan. The strongest military in the world was defeated by a handful of Afghan Taliban. The truth of the matter is that the Afghan Taliban defeated the combined might of the West. This is perhaps the reason that the likes of Britain and many European countries are furious with the Afghanistan outcome. To cover up their shame, American Generals have resorted to their favorite game; ‘Blame Pakistan’.
Recently, during the congressional hearing on Afghanistan, Mark A. Milley Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff blamed Pakistan for their loss in Afghanistan. This pitiful display of audacity can only be expected from the Chief of a military which ran from Afghanistan in the cover of night without even taking their puppets of the Afghan government in confidence. General Miley is the Chief of a military that has been defeated by a group of non-state actors and considering his statement, it doesn’t take a genius to understand the root cause of US Military cowardice and failure. He is a Chief who refuses to own his failures and this should be a serious cause of concern for the USA.
The fact of the matter is that American was betrayed by its military or controlling from Pentagon in the war against Afghan Mujahedin on the soil of Afghanistan. Their Generals have been lying to the American nation since day one. When Barrack Obama reviewed the Afghanistan situation and decided to pull out of the country, these very Generals begged for a chance to redeem themselves claiming that they can control the situation now. The result, however, is in front of everyone, pointing out that the Pentagon was deceiving its people. The people of America should question their military leadership about the billions of dollars spent on the training and modernization of the Afghan army. They should be asked about the whereabouts of the 300,000 highly trained and equipped Afghan army personnel on whom such a vast sum was spent.
Instead of blaming Pakistan for the loss in Afghanistan, Americans should realize that they were betrayed by their corrupt military leadership. As for Pakistan, we must understand that this ungrateful ally will never acknowledge the sacrifices we have made and the cost that we have borne for their war. Pakistan, as a start, must bill the US for the $150 billion documented loss that we have suffered due to their incompetence in Afghanistan and should make it clear that the US lies are and will not be digested anymore.