08-02-2008, 10:54 PM
Yes, infact we can see a facet of this with the American use of pakistan. They are unwilling to destroy the real source of terrorism as that will only make India stronger. The only reason the global war on terror is the global war on terror is b/c of 9/11. Had terrorism stayed away from N.America, none of this would be happening.
The subcontinent is ideally suited for the west to egg on both forces to take each other out. The partition conceived by the British was not only to assist them in their great game but to turn the power of the subcontinent on itself.
If you look at the subcontinent today, you have the largest concentrations of muslims in an uneasy truce with the largest concentrations of kaafirs. Both sides armed with WMDs and with a wide variety of pressure points susceptible to foreign manipulations.
The subcontinent is ideally suited for the west to egg on both forces to take each other out. The partition conceived by the British was not only to assist them in their great game but to turn the power of the subcontinent on itself.
If you look at the subcontinent today, you have the largest concentrations of muslims in an uneasy truce with the largest concentrations of kaafirs. Both sides armed with WMDs and with a wide variety of pressure points susceptible to foreign manipulations.