Droning on attacks

This refers to the column “Droning on — how Obama earns his Nobel” by Aijaz Z. Syed. We may love to blame Barack Obama and his predecessors for what is going on in Pakistan but doesn’t it seem strange that everyone except the Pakistani leadership is worried about what is happening to its own people?

Granted that Obama is a major disappointment and by this time the world at large, too, has come to terms with that. Obama is not the promised messiah we wanted him to be; he is just another US president who has furthered the already hawkish American policies and ensured their continuation. In doing so, he has also further cemented Israel’s position as a threat to the peace and security of the Middle East.

Without giving it a penny’s worth of thought, one can safely assume that whoever comes after Obama will carry on in his footsteps because that is the agenda. The question is: Why do countries like Pakistan continue to be fooled into having their people killed under the guise of terrorism, Al-qaeda or whatever scare it is?

I am certain that if Pakistani authorities came down upon the US with an iron hand, their troops would return home. Interestingly enough, people are getting killed not by real soldiers but pilotless drones, which cannot see or feel humans; they only target what is assumed as the enemy; and this enemy could be innocent children, ordinary men and women eking out a living from their besieged territories or just people going about their daily lives. America or any other superpower should not be under the spotlight but it is the governments of such beleaguered countries who should be in the dock for not protecting their people. Invaders draw strength from the weakness of a people. In this case, it is the Pakistani government. If the Pakistani establishment cannot save its people, believe me, there is no force on earth that will.