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Pakistan does not, it would

jollyroger — Fri, 20 May 2011 21:52:55 +0000

In reply to WikiLeaks: Pakistan Asked for

Pakistan does not, it would appear, speak with one voice...

WikiLeaks: Pakistan Asked for

artappraiser — Fri, 20 May 2011 18:43:09 +0000

In reply to Paks to prez: get yourself a new bitch, you terrorist scumbag.

WikiLeaks: Pakistan Asked for More, Not Fewer Drones

http://dagblog.com/link/wikileaks-pakistan-asked-more-not-fewer-drones-1...

Its my belief that India has

NCD — Sun, 15 May 2011 05:36:16 +0000

In reply to billions in aid and the

Its my belief that India has a better handle on the continent they live than we do. We can leave and let them mind them store. Also, Pak nukes may most likely be a danger to Pak, as the myriad of nuts there, if they got hold of one, seem to have short tempers, lots of local grudges and itchy trigger fingers.

theatre for the peopleTo be

jollyroger — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:39:42 +0000

In reply to I am convinced that the

theatre for the people

To be sure. But is the patience and the credulity of the people without limit?

billions in aid and the

jollyroger — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:34:50 +0000

In reply to Dream on. Pak will never end

billions in aid and the billions

pace, Carl Sagan....

I fear you have correctly identified the operative verb ("you may say that I'm a dreamer..".)

Still, the squeeze from the top may raise the pressure in the cooker (there's a mangled metaphor for you), and sooner or later the acronym that is Pakistan will blow up.

Leaving the Pashtuns to unite, erasing the Durand Line once and for all.

I am convinced that the

artappraiser — Sun, 15 May 2011 01:15:56 +0000

In reply to May we not profitably

I am convinced that the yellin' about drones is the same as the yellin' about the Osama op. Much kabuki theatre for the people and their representatives, sturm and drang signifying not much.

Here from Pakistan's 'The News' it's oh ok, whatever you say, sahib, note the qualifier provided the government orders it to do so. The CAS is basically just sayin' there--oh I see what you want me to say--we are your great military, we can do anything to protect the country's sovereignity (sotte voce: not that we can do it or are going to do it or want to do it.)

They can and have used the U.S. drones to get people they want to see gone via their intel input to us. It's convenient for them sometimes, having the evil imperialist do it. (Cost saving too!)

I used to be open minded about my suspicions of duplicity. Ain't no more after the reading available since the Osama op, am now convinced. You can't trust a single thing anyone in power in Pakistan says for public consumption. They like having us, our money, and our drones there when we do what they want done and don't like it when they haven't managed to manipulate us into doing what they want done. When the latter happens, it's never bad enough for them to want to see us go, they're like "oh well, they hit one of the guys we wanted to protect this week, we'll figure out something else." Ask any Talib or Lashkar-e-Taiba member, they can't trust em from one day to the other, either.

Dream on. Pak will never end

NCD — Sun, 15 May 2011 01:13:18 +0000

In reply to Paks to prez: get yourself a new bitch, you terrorist scumbag.

Dream on. Pak will never end our 'excellent Afghan adventure', it is the gift that keeps on giving. The US has to end it, on our own.

The Pak Army and ISI are just jousting to get more $$$, or no cut$ and less strings attached (demands like: 'don't arm and support the Haqquani Taliban who cross into Afghanistan and kill people').

The billions in aid and the billions spent every month on the war by the US are too big a bonanza to end. Plus, if the US leaves the mountain tribes will be looking for new targets, in Pak. Anyway a few score dead in the tribal regions is no reason to stop the $$ gravy train.

May we not profitably

jollyroger — Sat, 14 May 2011 23:52:15 +0000

In reply to P.S. I have just put on my

May we not profitably distinguish the arguably "surgical" Osama Op from the crudity of "death from above" via unmanned drone?

Albeit both raise sovereignty issues, only drones kill in square yardage quanta.

the "bitch" part is played by

jollyroger — Sat, 14 May 2011 23:49:02 +0000

In reply to Er but:The former US official

the "bitch" part is played by a golddigger;

Mais oui-comme toujours, n'est-ce pas?

P.S. I have just put on my

artappraiser — Sat, 14 May 2011 23:47:24 +0000

In reply to Er but:The former US official

P.S. I have just put on my Pakistan thread a report by Pakistani reporter on what went on in the 'top secret' ISI meeting with Parliament today; might be of interest.