Pakistan and Iraq parallel

There are some interesting parallels developing between Iraq and Pakistan.

In Iraq, the tribal leaders and their followers are beginning to turn against components of al Qaeda and joining up with the US military to toss out the foreign fighters who have no respect for the tribal traditions and lands.

In Pakistan, it hasn't reached that point yet, but with the recent attacks on Pakistani civilians by radical Islamist wackos I have a feeling that if the senseless killing continues the Pakistanis are going to start getting pretty upset with the terrorists' way of doing things.

It actually excites me that people are starting to get downright tired of the way that terrorists go about executing "political change". We can only hope that this is the beginning of a trend that will slowly change the way people think of terrorism in the Middle East.


I'm not holding my breath.