At 07:45 PM 1/10/2002, you wrote:
>If a conflict between India and Pakistan scares you, think about how I
>feel - I can't even count the number of my relatives who would be killed
>were such a war to go nuclear.  But there are some things more important
>than that - and one of them is making sure that things like the attack on
>the Parliament never, ever, ever happen again.

I would have to disagree with you on that point.  But, then, I admit that 
if I were given a choice, I would rather see another incident like the 
World Trade Center than a nuclear exchange with China or Russia.  The 
number of people who would be killed, not to mention the ecological 
devastation caused by a nuclear strike, makes it an easy choice to make.

Not, mind you, that I want to see another WTC attack.


>While I doubt that Musharraf approved the attack, the ISI has supported
>those organizations right from their inception, and Musharraf has refused to
>do anything to suppress them - he has, in fact, encouraged them a great
>deal - since the moment he took office.  He is thus responsible for their
>actions, even if he didn't approve of this particular one.

I will do some more research.  If my earlier comments were unjustified and 
ignorant, I certainly apologize for them.  Thanks for helping set me straight.

God, I'd never make a good politician.  Too easy for me to admit when I'm 
wrong.  ;-)




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