[ffusco]

I'll have a Coke with my Tandori Chicken!

[swarthyguy]

The khakis and the mullahs both have an identical view of national identity and that of national security. Both oppose the establishment of a constitutional democracy and are against the idea of sovereignty belonging to the people of Pakistan. Both are in favour of curbing fundamental freedoms of the citizens of Pakistan. Both use Islam and India to distract the population from real issues. Their common enemy outside of Pakistan is India.

Not too many understand this apart from those of us shouting it out.

The MilitaryMullah Complex. Will Mush finally run out of his nine lives? He's survived upto 6 assassination plots, according to some news reports.

[TopQuark]

Indeed, a very honest and insightful article.

Welcome to FR, brahmin.

[madrastex]

...America now needs India to grow. Top American companies have all set up their back-offices (inventory management, payroll, etc.) in India. India, in return, has accumulated US$70 billion in foreign exchange reserves. Pakistan produces nothing that can help America grow. We possess nothing that could be of value to American companies....

I suppose that is why there has recently been a billion dollar aid package to Pakistan promised,with more later!!

[gaucho]

All those former American jobs are now going overseas. And it's not just backoffice type work, but also things like architectual drafting, financial auditing, programming and a list of white collar jobs that grows everyday. What happens to the US when most of the work is exported? Who is going to be left employeed to buy products and services from these companies? It used to be that people came to the US for prosperity but now we just ship it overseas.

[Cicero]

Good article. Unfortunately there aren't many alternatives, because the "democratic opposition" in Pakistan is thoroughly corrupt. It seems to be one more proof that Islam just doesn't work. Christianity is compatible with Democracy but Islam is not. You can be a good Christian and believe in human freedom, but that's not possible for a "good" Muslim.

[beckett]

mark to read in the AM

[AmericanVictory]

It should be noted that Pakistan's incipient industries were largely destroyed by the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. The prime source of income for the Taliban was the extraction of fees from a teamster type mafia transiting Chinese and Japenese goods through to undercut local Pakistan manufacturing.