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U.S. Said to Be Frustrated With Pakistan
Say it ain't so!
The United States is frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop Islamic militants from crossing into Indian-controlled Kashmir, a senior State Department official said Friday. ``The United States has, for some time, urged the Pakistani government to stop all infiltration across the Line of Control,'' Richard Haass, director of policy planning for the State Department, told Indian television channels early Friday in a videoconference from Washington. ``To be honest, we have not succeeded and we are disappointed and frustrated with that reality,'' he said.
"To be honest, we are disappointed and frustrated that certain parties in the region act like schizoid, crack-addled, growth-arrested 14 year olds. And then there are the Indians to consider."
The statement came after angry statements from Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha, who has said Pakistan is a ``eminently fit case'' for the Hindu version of Dire Revenge preemptive strikes, drawing a parallel with the U.S.-led war against Iraq.
I actually agree with that statement. No smartassery here...
It was an unusual admission from the United States, which last year succeeded in pulling the two countries from the brink of nuclear war after Pakistan promised with its fingers crossed an end to cross-border strikes by militants.
A promise from Perv is worth ...
The statement coincided with the visit of Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Kashmir, where he was scheduled to address the first public meeting by an Indian head of government in 16 years. ``It's simply a fact of life for the Pakistanis that our relationship with them will never improve beyond a certain point unless they quit acting like rabid fuckwits this issue is adequately addressed,'' Haas said. ``It will continue to be a major diplomatic reality for the United States.''
Depends. Fail to work with us and it will be a major diplomatic reality for you. We really won't care a whole lot once the jihadis are smacked down.
Kashmir is the focus of a 13-year battle by Islamic murderers militants to merge the region with neighboring Pakistan or make it independent. More than 61,000 people, most of them civilians, have died during the fighting since 1989.
So have a referendum, boys. But you might not like the results, now would you?
Posted by: Steve White 2003-04-18
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=13222