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| Pakistan to host US troops, intelligence in the event of an attack on Iran |
| 2005-03-21 |
| The U.S. State Department has confirmed that the issue of the sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan did come up during Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice's recent visit to Islamabad, and in return Washington may have sought President Musharraf's cooperation in dealing with Iran. According to a online report of Asia Times, Islamabad may have agreed to host US troops and intelligence assets near Pakistan's border with Iran in preparation for a possible attack on Iran and probably agreed to train American forces in Karachi in return for some kind of commitment on F-16 deliveries. Rice, according to State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, thanked Musharraf for Pakistan's "superb support in the war on terror". The possible sale of F-16 fighter planes came up, Boucher said, but he gave no details, reports the Daily Times. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 I'm sure Turkmenistan would sign up for some large gold plated statues of their president. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-03-21 4:57:13 PM |
| #4 Gee, a three front war. Now, if we could somehow get Turkmenistan interested... |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-03-21 4:33:26 PM |
| #3 Even if it's not true, this has to have made a read dent in the MM tp inventory. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-21 4:17:25 PM |
| #2 Hasn't Pak wanted F-16s for a very long time - in fact IIRC, didn't they buy some way back that were never delivered? |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-03-21 4:00:01 PM |
| #1 The fact that Pakistan places so much importance on acquiring F-16's, in view of their purchase of the latest Chinese jets, tells me that the Chinese stuff really isn't up to snuff. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-03-21 3:17:36 PM |