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2011-07-12 India-Pakistan

Aid suspension to hurt US more than Pakistan

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Posted by Steve White 2011-07-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Pre Sept. 11, 2001, Pakistan was imploding from sanctions and a cut off of aid for their 1998 nuke tests. Post Sept. 11, 2001: Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-07-12 01:50|| 2011-07-12 01:50|| Front Page Top

#2 If the WOT ends without at least one US cruise missile striking Islamabad, I'm going to be severely disappointed.

Posted by Destro 2011-07-12 02:06|| 2011-07-12 02:06|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree, dont bet on it.

Pakis have so few thing to be proud of...their military has been the one institution which seemed to remain dependable, relatively efficient, and honest. The Paki middle class always felt it could rely on the Military when all else had failed.

Now without American technology and supply the whole world can be treated to a paki military with monkeyboy written all over it. And they didnt know that bin Laden was right there next to their Academy, right?

That's monkeyboy times ten. What makes it worse is the Paki military knows it about THEMSELVES.....and they look like goombah el Jeffe without a rumpstick.

Posted by de Medici 2011-07-12 04:58|| 2011-07-12 04:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Buy $800 mil worth of JDAMS and start bombing the crap out of anybody who messes with us.

THAT they understand.

Posted by mojo 2011-07-12 10:55|| 2011-07-12 10:55|| Front Page Top

#5 All that influence we bought sure has done a lot of good, hasn't it...

Indeed. Perhaps a more traditional strategy, something less nuanced, like killing people and blowing up their stuff. So, who's up for a drone zap?

Posted by SteveS 2011-07-12 23:35|| 2011-07-12 23:35|| Front Page Top

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