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McCain calls for support of Pakistan to eliminate militancy in Afghanistan |
2017-07-05 |
[DAWN] The United States is counting on Pakistain’s support to eliminate militancy, in particular the Haqqani network, Senator ![]() MaverickMcCain ... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution. As an ordinary citizenhe greased the infamous hookers peeing on the Obamabed in Moscowdossier in an attempt to smear President Trump... said during a visit to the Afghan capital on Tuesday. "We have made it very clear that we expect they (Pakistain) will cooperate with us, particularly against the Haqqani network and against terrorist organizations," said McCain, chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, in Kabul. "If they don’t change their behaviour, maybe we should change our behaviour towards Pakistain as a nation," he insisted. The senator’s statement came one day after he led a bipartisan Senate delegation to Islamabad, where Pak officials said he had reaffirmed the country’s role in regional stability. The senators’ visit to Islamabad and Kabul comes at a time when the US is gearing up to send more troops to Afghanistan to support Afghan forces straining to beat back the resurgent Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... . |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 "But we'll only fly at night." |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2017-07-05 13:24 |
#6 Can we bundle McStain, Obumble and the rest of the bunch on a one way trip into the sun? |
Posted by: DarthVader 2017-07-05 10:51 |
#5 Rantburg gift box? |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-07-05 10:01 |
#4 Okay I just typed ampersand and #2 in my reply #3 and it was replaced by a box. What's up with that? |
Posted by: AlanC 2017-07-05 07:26 |
#3 Ditto #1 |
Posted by: AlanC 2017-07-05 07:25 |
#2 Looney old bugger. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-07-05 07:15 |
#1 John McCain - a man who never stops to think. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-07-05 02:01 |