Given the obsession of much of the media with the trivial in the USA, most Americans have probably never heard of Jaish E Mohammed. Indeed, probably a hundred times more people know about what Jussee Smollett did or did not do regarding the phony attack on him that know anything about Jaish e Mohammed. For those of you who have no idea what Jaish E Mohammed is, let me explain. Jaish is an Islamic terrorist group based in Pakistan which carried out its latest attack in the Indian portion of Kashmir a few days ago. A suicide bomber from Jaish wearing an explosive vest rammed a truck filled with explosives into a convoy of Indian military/police and detonated his bomb. Forty-four Indians were killed in the blast. Then on the next day, there was a shootout at a Jaish hideout between the Indian police and the Jaish terrorists. Nine people died in that confrontation including five Indians and four terrorists.
Many people may think that this is just another terror attack ten thousand miles away in Asia. Why should Americans care about it when we could fight about a border wall instead? That attitude, however, is one that fails to give proper attention to a terrible crisis. The Jaish E Mohammed attack has led India to blame Pakistan for harboring the group. As a result, India has brought home its ambassador from Pakistan. Pakistan has followed suit and recalled its ambassador in New Delhi. Anger across India at the attack has reached a fever pitch. We may soon see some sort of military retaliatory attack into Pakistan by the Indians. They could hit one of the training bases used by Jaish E Mohammed, or the Indians could just hit Pakistani military posts in Kashmir. That is bad enough, but remember, both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. It would not take all that much for there to be a nuclear exchange in South Asia.
If you think this scenario is outlandish, consider this: how do you think the USA would react if there were a major terrorist attack in Texas by a group centered in Mexico and given a safe have by the Mexican government. Would we sit by while Mexico supported terrorist groups attacking us? Of course not. India is no different than the USA when it comes to a question like that.
This problem is at a boil right now. India's government will, no doubt, come to a conclusion as to what to do in the next few days. The mainstream media may not be covering this story, but right now, it is just about the most important thing that is happening.
Many people may think that this is just another terror attack ten thousand miles away in Asia. Why should Americans care about it when we could fight about a border wall instead? That attitude, however, is one that fails to give proper attention to a terrible crisis. The Jaish E Mohammed attack has led India to blame Pakistan for harboring the group. As a result, India has brought home its ambassador from Pakistan. Pakistan has followed suit and recalled its ambassador in New Delhi. Anger across India at the attack has reached a fever pitch. We may soon see some sort of military retaliatory attack into Pakistan by the Indians. They could hit one of the training bases used by Jaish E Mohammed, or the Indians could just hit Pakistani military posts in Kashmir. That is bad enough, but remember, both India and Pakistan have nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. It would not take all that much for there to be a nuclear exchange in South Asia.
If you think this scenario is outlandish, consider this: how do you think the USA would react if there were a major terrorist attack in Texas by a group centered in Mexico and given a safe have by the Mexican government. Would we sit by while Mexico supported terrorist groups attacking us? Of course not. India is no different than the USA when it comes to a question like that.
This problem is at a boil right now. India's government will, no doubt, come to a conclusion as to what to do in the next few days. The mainstream media may not be covering this story, but right now, it is just about the most important thing that is happening.
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