India is in no hurry. They can afford to skip this military opportunity, and the one after that, and the one after that, and maybe so on forever if the acts of terror stop.
As for Pakistan, Pakistan's economy is being destroyed by the mobilization, so their situation is different, and Pakistan can't afford a big war. Pakistan is under huge pressure.
5 posted on 06/02/2002 10:37:26 PM PDT by RightWhale
As for Pakistan, Pakistan's economy is being destroyed by the mobilization, so their situation is different, and Pakistan can't afford a big war. Pakistan is under huge pressure
That makes the situation all the more precarious.
7 posted on 06/02/2002 10:41:21 PM PDT by hole_n_one