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Old 08-04-2007, 07:23 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tadpole256 View Post
Speaking from experience I can tell you that Pakistan is no ally of the U.S., they do more to support terrorism than Iraq ever did, and they are a far greater threat than Iran. Pakistan was directly involved in 9/11 and they provide aid and support to our enemies over there.
Once again, i'm sure you have every reason to dislike Pakistani intelligence services BUT

1) Pakistan has caught more wanted terrorists than any other nation in the world
2) Pakistan is NO THREAT to ANYBODY. The only reason we have a nuke is because India ( our only real "enemy" ) detonated one first. Regional politics.
3) I am VERY interested in knowing how Pakistan was involved in 9/11.. As far as i understand not a single of the pilots was Pakistani.. what causal link can you see between the two.
4) The aid and support you speak of is a function of the ethnic bond between the Afghani and Pakistani Pushtuns. They are a tribal peope with intense loyalty to each other. IT IS NOT GOVERNMENT SANCTIONED. In fact Musharraf constantly causes trouble for himself locally because of the operations in Waziristan and increased military presence there. The western provinces in Pakistan are more or less empty places where tribal law supersedes federal law. The border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is just a porous as the US-Mexico border. The only way it can be properly mo nitored is if you construct an actual WALL.
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