“In an interview at the Journal’s offices this week in New York, Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi minced no words about the impact of a U.S. withdrawal before the Taliban is defeated. “This will be disastrous,” he said. “You will lose credibility. . . . Who is going to trust you again?” As for Washington’s latest public bout of ambivalence about the war, he added that “the fact that this is being debated—whether to stay or not stay—what sort of signal is that sending?”
-WSJ 1/10/09
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471504574443352072071822.html?mod=djemEditorialPage
Comment:
Excellent.Pakistan ,on the one hand says not to interfere in Pakistan’s affairs,but would like US to do so in Afghanistan..Pakistan will be affected if US withdraws from Afghanistan?It should be concerned more with home grown terrorists.Again Pakistan created Taliban and Al Qaeda indirectly with US through CIA,It is reaping the consequences.If you can not manage your country,even God can not help yo
Tag: International relations
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Pakistan-On withdrawal of US from Afghanistan.
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Build Bridges with Iran.
It is time US build bridges with Iran,especially in the wake of alarming situation in Pakistan and China strangely keeping quiet on the issue of terrorism.To build an effective counter to terrorism ,you need to take the Regional players along.
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North Korea, Pakistan and Israel-Next?
1.Obama’s line is long overdue from US.This will build Palestinian confidence and also send a warning to Israel that their sufferings in the annals of History does not confer on them the Right to make others suffer for no fault of their own.A good beginning for a solution to middle east.
2.Gameplan of Nkorea is world attention and aid for economic prosperity, hence the sabre rattling.Unfortunately China and Russia are on its side.However repugnant it might be, better to engage in talks and provide assistance to Nkorea to ward off greater threat.
3.Distinction between , Taliban and other terrorists has no meaning..Terrorism is terrorism is ,notwithstanding labels.All forms of terrorism are to be ruthlessly wiped out.But ,of course ,Pakistan?!!!!Pakistan is not only a failed state but a failed society as well.
4.Kelly’s definition is correct.The counter argument based on coercion forgets the point coercion was adopted because there was no voluntary participation.Goal remains the same.In Kelly’s case it is more human face of Communism.Names do not matter nor semantics, but what is real and good. -
US on Elections in Afghanistan.
Germane to the issue is , should US be involved in this at all? Nations can govern themselves.Let US concentrate on governing USA , address issues of healthcare, unemployment,economic down slide.US energy is dissipated on non productive- so called initiatives- which, as records show , have only brought misery,disrepute and hatred for America world wide.
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US tops in Arms Sales!?
On the one hand ,talk of world disarmament,on the other this.Some weapons might have been sold to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups as well, not counting weapons supplied to Pakistan.Some Foreign policy! Talk of your finger hurting your own eyes!
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