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Old 08-06-2007, 12:32 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hkbajwa View Post
The point is that while Pakistan is in ally in the War on Terror, it is not a proxy state. Thus its priorities are NOT the same as the US's. For you the most important thing is to exact revenge on OBL & Co. FOr Pakistan the most important thing is to prevent suicide bombings. Actions such as the ones you propose are going to reduce the security of the Pakistani people.
Personally speaking, I don't think that Pakistan itself poses a real threat to the US.

Any extremists who are there do pose a threat...but not the country or government as a whole.

The Pakistani government needs as much support that the US can offer it to root out that danger, of course.

But even joint military excercises there between the US and Pakistan might be quite harmful to the Pakistani government.

So, logistical support including resources, I think, is the best thing that the US can do to help Pakistan fight these elements.

(Besides, there is the possibility that OBL isn't even in Pakistan or even Afganistan. I'm actually betting that he is in Iran...being that there is evidence that suggests Iran's limited involvement in 9/11. With all of Iran's previous actions, I wouldn't be suprised if Al Qaeda and the regime in Iran has reached an agreement, so to speak.)