| Congressional Representative Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Posts: 2,188 Points: 10,874, Level: 69 | Level up: 6%, 376 Points needed |  |  "Instead of tough public posturing, a more thoughtful American approach would focus on efforts to help Pakistanis become more prosperous, secure and democratic — therefore less likely to support extremism in the first place. A first step in such an approach would be for Washington to complement military aid to Pakistan with more economic and humanitarian assistance. Pakistanis resent the fact that most American dollars end up in the hands of the military and security services, and in the long run, better opportunities for the country’s people would eliminate extremism. Greater Western openness to imports from Pakistan, financial support for its failing public education system and job-creating development assistance would do more to wean Pakistan’s large youth population from extremism than any amount of diplomatic pressure or the threat of military force. "
Hell, we need to do that in our OWN country!!!! | 
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