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Dark_Falcon1/07/2013 7:51:56 pm PST

re: #57 ProBosniaLiberal

China’s military only barely won against India. They were in no shape to attack.

India on the other hand, likely could have continued fighting WWII style against Pakistan. They should have. That Pakistani Gov’t committed a Nazi-style crime against humanity. They gave too much mercy.

India was never going for a knockout in 1971. Their objective was the limited goal of ousting the Pakistani army from Bangladesh. India’s effort was not set up for a prolonged war.

Moreover, had India pressed on into what was then West Pakistan its likely that the Shah of Iran would have ordered his air force to intervene. That would have cost India its air superiority, since India’s MiG-21s would not have prevailed against Iran’s F-4 Phantom IIs.