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| Joe Biden to visit Pakistan to defuse tension |
| 2009-01-05 |
| United States vice-president-elect Joseph Biden will arrive in Pakistan on a two-day visit this week to defuse the tension between Pakistan and India after the Mumbai terror attacks, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. "Say hello to ChiaVeep!" The channel quoted diplomatic sources as saying that a high-level congressional delegation would also accompany Biden. The delegation would meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to discuss the war on terror in Pakistan, Pak-India relations and a $15 billion aid package for Islamabad. The sources said the US delegation is likely to arrive in Pakistan on January 9. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #20 Ten percent of $15 billion is a nice chunk of change! |
| Posted by: DMFD 2009-01-05 19:26 |
| #19 I thought Obama said we should invade Pakistan. Hmmm...use Pakistan and the Khyber Pass to bring the invasion force and supplies into Afghanistan to invade where? That will work. |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins 5*** 2009-01-05 18:59 |
| #18 I thought Obama said we should invade Pakistan. Maybe Crazy Uncle Joe is the first wave. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-01-05 16:06 |
| #17 Republicans will be able to make political hay over this. If they're smart, that is. In other words - Ain't gonna happen. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-01-05 12:47 |
| #16 3 Biden has been involved in Pakistan stuff in his role in the US Senate. We only have one VP, but Delaware has two Senators. The aid package to Pakistan has been under discussion for some time. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-01-05 12:34 |
| #15 Can we make Pakistan keep Biden? Or is that considered a war crime? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-05 11:57 |
| #14 Well, he did say that Obama would be tested in his first six months in office, right? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-01-05 11:08 |
| #13 I thought Obama said we should invade Pakistan. Is Biden going to diffuse the situation by issuing the Obama ultimatum? Maybe Obama meant "take the $15b, or I'll invade you". |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2009-01-05 10:22 |
| #12 God Help Us All© |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-01-05 10:17 |
| #11 I thought Obama said we should invade Pakistan. Is Biden going to diffuse the situation by issuing the Obama ultimatum? |
| Posted by: Scott R 2009-01-05 09:42 |
| #10 $15b? Not entirely surprising, though. This is the same Joe who wanted to hand $200m to Iran after 9/11. My guess is that Republicans will be able to make political hay over this. If they're smart, that is. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2009-01-05 09:31 |
| #9 Clueless Joe's no doubt getting ready to pour gasoline on the small fires. |
| Posted by: William Marcy Tweed 2009-01-05 09:14 |
| #8 If Biden (God forbid) should have an "accident" while in pakland who would Barry pick to replace him? BTW doesn't Hillary remind you a lot of Angela Landberry in the manchurian candidate? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-01-05 08:31 |
| #7 Attention, attention...all sunroof handles report to central tasking. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-05 07:50 |
| #6 How about removing all but a brigade of Western troops and watching Pakistan collapse into cannibalism. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-01-05 06:54 |
| #5 Don't worry, he's just "discussing" the 15bn. That could take a while |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2009-01-05 01:23 |
| #4 $15B ? Do they make automobiles? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2009-01-05 01:13 |
| #3 The US can have only one President at a time. However, two or more vice presidents is OK? |
| Posted by: GK 2009-01-05 01:07 |
| #2 Blabbering Biden? To Pakistan? Great. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-01-05 00:51 |
| #1 and a $15 billion aid package for Islamabad. That's a joke, right! That Joe is a funny guy, but enough of the comedy acts, some people might think he's serious. |
| Posted by: tipper 2009-01-05 00:50 |