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2012-06-12 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2012-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 Reading their comments with rating (+-) is interesting. Seems like a lot of Dawn reading folks get it. Likely the ISI doesn't care and should be lumped in with Hak...

Posted by Water Modem 2012-06-12 03:03|| 2012-06-12 03:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The Pak military wants an anti Nato/US/Indian Western border for their own security/paranoia hence supporting the Taliban and Haqqani clan.

Posted by Fester Clunter7205 2012-06-12 03:16|| 2012-06-12 03:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Seriously, we withheld some small % of funds, but what is the rest of the money we send to them used for?

Posted by Vespasian Prince of the Geats3632 2012-06-12 05:31|| 2012-06-12 05:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Supporting politicians and buying guns and ammunition.

Posted by Fred 2012-06-12 09:24|| 2012-06-12 09:24|| Front Page Top

#5 The monies were for ensuring their Nukes don't end up in the wrong hands and allowing US to monitor them.

Posted by newc 2012-06-12 10:36|| 2012-06-12 10:36|| Front Page Top

#6 The outgoing US ambassador to Pakistain Cameron Munter had the right approach: don't expect miracles; keep expectations and demands firmly in check; and work with Pakistain to find the spaces in which incremental progress can be made

Such an approach is great for the striped-pants set or the Commerce Department.

Not such a good thing when one is trying to not lose a war.

Posted by Pappy 2012-06-12 12:06|| 2012-06-12 12:06|| Front Page Top

#7 What makes you think Bambi's administration is trying not to lose, Pappy?

Posted by Barbara 2012-06-12 18:18|| 2012-06-12 18:18|| Front Page Top

#8 There is a difference between trying to win and trying not to lose. The latter is generally a political maneuver where one disengages, while hopefully, or lately, supposedly leaving the political entity one had been supporting in a position to take care of itself.

It almost worked in Vietnam. It's a toss-up leaning toward failure in Iraq. It looks akin to failure in Afghanistan.

Another thing about trying not to lose: the fallout is generally years down the road; the culprits are politically safe by then.

Posted by Pappy 2012-06-12 22:09|| 2012-06-12 22:09|| Front Page Top

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