Posted 12:29 PM by Floyd

Steven Den Beste posted an examination of why India was not preparing to take military actions against Pakistan. His explanation is that the US has a long-term plan for defeating Islam by Westernizing Iraq and spreading the joy to other nearby Islamist states. India has been clued into this plan, and is hanging tight for the next few years.

Suman Palit (the Kolkata Libertarian) rebutted by posting a long list of reasons why the Indian military is incapable of taking preemptive action, and why the Indian government is unwilling for them to do so.

Another counterargument is much simpler: If the positions were reversed, and it were another nation telling Bush and company that they could sit tight because said country had a long-term vision for defeating Islam, do you really think the US would lay off on their military plans? After all, as Den Beste has said in many posts, nations have to look out for their own interests. Den Beste said that the US Westernization plan could take 20 years. I would not call the US feckless, but a consistent foreign policy does not last longer than a single administration.