Insanity in the Himalayas

Fabio Rojas over at Marginal Revolution has a number of links detailing the war between India and Pakistan in the Himalayas here. Almost all of the casualties are caused by the weather. This is trench warfare at the same altitude as the climbers we see on National Geographic. They have to swap out rifles every hour because they freeze solid at those temperatures.

One of the links describes this conflict as two bald men squabbling over a comb. What on earth to they think that they have to gain if they drive the other county out? Farming rights at 20,000 feet? Perhaps a location for a new tourist attraction?

It just goes to show that idiocy respects no nationality.