- For the friends that want to attack civilians on the other side of the border, like many have pointed out -- its not allowed in Islam and it is against humanity to target civilians.
- Ofcourse, a response strike is warranted, however -- just going and taking out soft targets isn't the way. Pakistan is not Israel where it can go out and take out innocents and hardly faces any consequence, any reaction focusing on soft targets would be like inviting other actors i.e. the west/Russia to take India's side and whereby the de-escalation resulting from this current standoff may favor India. In fact, if it de-escalated at this very point, it still favors India as they have unilaterally removed themselves from the IWT, as well as the revocation of the article 370.
- The press conference by the DGISPR was actually quite good if one actually thinks about it. Special mention of the attacks being across LOC and the international border, as well as targeting Neelum Jehlum project etc. and the damage report including all casualties and their details etc. Thats the damage report + indication, that look the opposition has done so and so, and if Pakistan does the same XYZ, it would be completely in its right to do so, as it would not be a provocation but a tit for tat.
- However, the statements by the civilian leadership are without a doubt a slap to the face of the nation, where they say that "The response has already been given". Unless it is a diversion, I don't know if people will ever forget that Pakistan was attacked and it did nothing. Even if we did, India and other elements will be emboldened and we'll probably see this sort of action every 5-7 years or so. Talk about snatching a loss from a victory on the ground.
-Im not sure if the response comes in immediately, or is it Pakistan's turn to play hide and seek, and when it senses fatigue and the enemy drops the level of urgency, it strikes (similar to what Iran did to Israel, and Israel did back to Iran).
- Whatever maybe the case, as it stands, IAF effed around and found out with multiple of its crown jewels tasting the dust. The raptor of the east once again being the craptor of the east, the Mig-29 that IAF once thought was the answer for the F-16 and the mighty rafale "agar raphale hota" . I dunno if the M2k was shot down or not, but the fact remains, while they were able to get their weapons off and kill our civilians --- the mighty IAF got a reality check.
