পাতা:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র (তৃতীয় খণ্ড).pdf/৮৪৮

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বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র

 He continued to say “that was not necessary until the night of 25th March but as a result of what has been done, it is now pointless even to discuss the question of reconciliation and the possible reunification of Pakistan. Pakistan is dead. It has been burried under millions of bodies and I fear that we have not yet seen the worst."

 "I am saying that Pakistan as an unit and as an entity is dead. The only solution which will provide any possibility of relief for the people of East Bengal is for the West Pakistan army to be forced to withdraw by economic pressures and sanctions."

 Mr. Gallagher in a statement to the House of Representatives made on August 3. 1971 said “this war of resistance in East Pakistan is bound to spread. A while people has arisen in revolt against an unpopular regime. The Pakistan army cannot win this war. For that army is fighting an outmoded colonial war in a land far away from its home base against a vast population of 75 minion which its barbaric actions have totally alienated... ... The war of East Pakistan's Liberation and Independence may already be too far gone for a settlement short of Independence through the processes of political conciliation and negotiation. The questions really are how long will this war last?”