Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Should The U.S. Trust Pakistan's Military?

Why The Pakistani Military Cannot Be Trusted -- Strategy Page

April 2, 2012: Pakistan recently demanded, again, that the United States halt the use of CIA UAVs to attack Islamic terrorists in the Pakistani tribal territories along the Afghan border. Pakistan, however, offered a compromise this time. If the Americans would tell Pakistan where U.S. intelligence had located terrorists, Pakistan would send one of its F-16s and use a smart bomb to do the deed. The U.S. turned this down for several reasons, the main one being that the Pakistanis would "miss" (or simply not be able to find) terrorists who were working for the Pakistani Army. The Pakistanis could also sell protection (from air attacks) to Islamic terrorists. Some terrorists would still die, because Pakistan has always been content to see the Americans kill Islamic terrorists who were carrying out attacks inside Pakistan. Terrorists who confined their attacks to targets in Afghanistan or India were another matter. From over a decade of experience, the Americans know the Pakistani military cannot be trusted, but the Pakistanis deny this and demand more, of whatever they can get.

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My Comment: America is finally learning what to expect from Pakistan.

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