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Originally Posted by Agnostic Muslim
Pakistan does not want the headache of fighting in FATA, but they have drawn a line beyond that, as evidenced in Swat. As I mentioned before, Peters plan will do nothing - the tribes will always want to retain their autonomy and medieval customs. To force them to change is just asking for more trouble. The process has to be gradual, and can work, as I said is seen in the "settled tribal areas".
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I keep shaking my head at this kind of thinking. Basically, you want to win the peace without winning the war. The question is if your leaders failed at war, then what makes you think that they will be any better winning over your enemies in peace?