Karachi, May 8, 2008 - U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson addressing the members of Pakistan Management Association (MAP). MAP President Asif Qadir, Aftab Ahmad of Citibank and Farooq Hassan are also visibleFrom McClatchy News:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Despite growing U.S. military losses in Afghanistan, Pakistan still refuses to target the extremist groups on its soil that are the biggest threat to the American-led mission there, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan told McClatchy.
Eight years after Washington and Islamabad agreed to fight the Taliban and al Qaida, Pakistan has "different priorities" from the U.S., Anne Patterson said in a recent interview. Pakistan is "certainly reluctant to take action" against the leadership of the Afghan insurgency.
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My Comment: When the going gets tough .... that is when you know who your allies are. In regards to Pakistan, the U.S. Ambassador certainly has misgivings on the Pakistani Government and their intentions.
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