We are somewhat operating on a false assumption here, as if, given the choice of Sharia law or a more modern Islamic system of laws adopted by much of the modern Muslem world, the tribal regions of Pakistan are taking that giant step backwards by adopting Sharia law.
When that is in fact, not quite the case at all when we are dealing with a region with an somewhat Nato self imported civil war that has resulted in a total breakdown of the more normal and preferred modern justice system that has now totally broken down into a State of total anarchy.
So in reality, the choice has become Sharia Law vs. a system in which there is NO LAW AT ALL.
Sadly that choice is also present in largely Afghanistan and still persists in large parts of Iraq. Its also why large troop numbers are needed in any responsible military occupation, as soon as the existing government falls, the justice system becomes the responsibility of the occupying power. And nothing can be built until a justice system is in place that punishes the the thieves, the corrupt, and thuggish.
That failure after seven years is the number one reason for our failure in Afghanistan, and now its imported itself into the tribal regions of Pakistan.
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