The Problem With Pakistan

There were repeated denunciations of America at the rally. BBC

The Pakistan Problem Isn’t Just The Government. It’s The People -- Jonathan Kay, National Post

Since the Taliban resurgence began gaining force in 2005, a common refrain in the West has been that Pakistan must “do more” to rein in the jihadis who are drawing support from bases in the borderlands of Balochistan and Waziristan. American officials have made countless visits to Pakistan to deliver variations on this message — with nothing to show for it.

Earlier this year, the BBC disclosed a secret NATO report, based on 27,000 interrogations with captured Taliban and al-Qaeda detainees, concluding that jihadis operating in Afghanistan continue to receive support and instruction from Pakistani military handlers. One interrogated al-Qaeda detainee quoted in the report declared: “Pakistan knows everything. They control everything. I can’t [expletive] on a tree in Kunar without them watching.”

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My Comment: Pakistan's culture is definitely very different from ours. When I was working with an Asian trading company in the 1980s, we had a policy of not taking any request or proposals from Pakistan seriously .... we were burned every time. And while I do not care on what they preach and believe within their own country, I do care when they support (or turn a blind eye) to terror groups who wish to do great harm against us. Osama Bin laden enjoyed vast popular support within Pakistan, and what is left of Al Qaeda still enjoys that support. That and that alone tells me that there is a problems there, and one that will continue to grow as Pakistan's economic mismanagement, corruption, and paranoia over others continues to fester and incorporate itself into almost every facet of Pakistani life thereby making it easier for them to blame outsiders for their problems instead of themselves.