Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Perry E. Metzger [19/08/08 13:02 -0400]:
>>1) Elimination of a major, perhaps the major, cause of conflict
>>   between India and a neighboring state.
>
> Er no. They'll fight with us and vice versa (and the hawkish bloggers and
> wikipedians on bharat rakshak.com and the paki equivalent will do the same
> online <- ss is a mod on bharat rakshak I think). Kashmir, or whatever
> other issue.

Perhaps. I'm not sure I see a better means of de-escalating the
tensions, however.

>>   a) Lowered military spending.
>
> Not bloody likely. Especially not in pakistan where the army has more of a
> say in government than anybody else.

Even if no one lowers expenditures on the ordinary maintenance of the
military, surely the operational expenditures in doing things like
maintaining armed camps in inaccessible glacial terrain would of
necessity vanish?

Perry
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Perry E. Metzger                [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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