Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin has called for an Israel-style retaliation by India against Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. Blaming Pakistan and its army chief for the attack, Rubin, who is a security expert and also a historian, added that India must wipe out the leadership of the ISI.
Parallels with October 7 attack
Drawing a parallel between the Pahalgam terror attack and October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas Rubin said, “That is exactly what went on when October 7th 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. It was directed specifically against Jews and not only against Jews, but among the most liberal Jews who were most prone to wanting peace and normalcy with the Gaza Strip.”
Same tactic as Hamas: Rubin
The Washington DC based security expert added, “Targeting a vacation resort, middle-class Hindus, it is evident that the Pakistanis are trying the same tactic now. It should be no more successful for Pakistan than it was for Hamas.”
“Do to Pakistan what Israel did to Hamas”
Pitching for a Israel-style retaliation Rubin said, “It's now the duty of India to do to Pakistan and to Pakistan's ISI what Israel did to Hamas. It's time to wipe out the leadership of the ISI to treat them as a designated terror group and demand that every country that is an ally of India, every country that is an ally of the world's largest democracy, do the same."
Rubin slams Pakistan army chief
Michael Rubin, who is also a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, slammed Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir, saying his speech might have triggered the Pahalgam terror attack.He said, “Certainly that speech seemed to green light terror. Asim Munir said that Kashmir is the jugular vein. What India now needs to do is to cut Pakistan's jugular. There's no ifs or buts. There are no shortcuts anymore. We know that Pakistan is home to many terrorist groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba.”
Pakistan the only suspect: Rubin
Adding that based on geography and precedent Pakistan is the only suspect, Rubin said, “When we look at what happened, how do we know it's Pakistan? The intelligence will come in over the next few days. I'm sure that there's going to be some signals intelligence. There's going to be human intelligence. But we also know, based on geography, based on precedent, and based on ideological swamp, that it is Pakistan's ISI, that they are logistically and ideologically the only country that is the suspect right now."
