Bush needs to attach strings to Pakistan aid

USA Today ^ | June 24, 2003 | Selig S. Harrison

[Aaron_A]

Cooperation against al-Qaeda will continue, but will remain selective ... to suit the political convenience of whatever Pakistani military ruler is in power. When Gen. Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan agreed to line up with the United States after Sept. 11, 2001, many Pakistanis who sympathized with al-Qaeda and the Taliban were outraged. Don't worry, Musharraf reassured them days later in a revealing TV address in the Urdu language not intended for American ears.

[Aaron_A]

"Firm carrot-and-stick diplomacy will work because Musharraf and his generals are dependent on U.S. aid for the survival of an increasingly unpopular military regime. It's time for Washington to drive a new bargain with Pakistan in which the tail no longer wags the dog."

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[Prodigal Son]

To get Pakistan to accept conditional aid, the United States could offer compelling new economic incentives, including access to the U.S. textile market, which Pakistan has been seeking in vain since 9/11.

Great. We do that and then Willie Green is going to post an article about US jobs going to foreign countries... You just can't win. ;-)

[mikeIII]

Although veiled, Musharraf's message, as widely interpreted in the Urdu media, was unmistakable: The alliance with the Americans is only temporary. He directed special words of reassurance to Taliban sympathizers, reminding them, "I have done everything for Afghanistan and the Taliban when the whole world was against them. We are trying our best to come out of this critical situation without any damage to them."

'nuff said!

[risk]

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[Cronos]

the opportunist alliance the ProphetMohammed made with the Jewish tribes of Medina In short the prophetof the 'religion of peace' made suckersof the Jewish tribes of Medina, robbed their lands, wealth, took their lives and mangled their religion to form his own cult. He betrayed them and that's what the slamic world is doing to the US. Dubya stopped this in Iraqand is stopping it inIran but he needs to clean up the real sources of terror-PaknAndSaud.

[Aaron_A]

I am sure Willie would have something to say about that.

[Prodigal Son]

LOL, I said it with one of those winky smiley icons ;-)

[Cronos]

AND ALL the while the paks will be laughin their gutz out

[Willie Green]

I am sure Willie would have something to say about that.

The Zoellick/Bush administration obviously recognizes that the demolition of American Middle Class prosperity will dictate the need for us all to dress like Pakistanis.

[Aaron_A]

You gotta love all this aid...$3 billion for the Pakis, that's what $10 per every man, woman and child? I am sure there are better uses for my money.