The conclusion to this article is spot on in my opinion........... There is little doubt that the US has committed acts of aggression, as in Iraq, and maintains the world’s largest military machine. We know that it will make a deal with the Taliban if perceived to be in its self-interest — even if that means abandoning the Afghans to bloodthirsty fanatics. Yet, it would be wrong to scorn the humanitarian impulse behind US assistance in times of desperation. Shall we write off massive US assistance to Pakistan at the time of the earthquake of 2005? Or to tsunami-affected countries in 2004?
In truth, the US is no more selfish or altruistic than any other country. And it treats its Muslim citizens infinitely better than we treat non-Muslims in Pakistan.
Instead of pronouncing moral judgments on everything and anything, we Pakistanis need to reaffirm what is truly important for our people: peace, economic justice, good governance, rule of law, accountability of rulers, women’s rights and rationality in human affairs. Washington must be resisted, but only when it seeks to drag Pakistan away from these goals. More frenzied anti-Americanism will produce more Faisal Shahzads.
This admin has just threatened that if an attack is successful the US will go in and respond.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/world/asia/09pstan.html?hp
That would bring down the Paki government.
The radicals would take over.
Oh, Paki has nukes.
They have just encouraged the terrorists to carry out more attacks in the US.
President Obama’s going to repair this relationship, along with so many others that have been damaged by more than 500 years of bad management by Republicans and their predecessors, the Nazis.
milwguy
Are you Pakistani, or did you merely neglect to use quotation marks?
It’s a little hard to differentiate your comments from what could well be comments by the Paki writer.
milwguy
Are you Pakistani, or did you merely neglect to use quotation marks?
It’s a little hard to differentiate your comments from what could well be comments by the Paki writer.
And btw: the plural of “Pakistani” is not “Pakistani’s”
Well, 1861-1865 comes to mind, but since then? Maybe Woodrow Wilson's attack on Veracruz and sending Pershing into Mexico to try to catch Pancho Villa, but the latter is debatable (since Villa had killed Americans on US soil).
Maybe some of Clinton's "wag the dog" actions...
Too bad about Pervez Hoodbhoy, he had so much to live for.
This article seems to point to the “ugly American “ , a general hatred for America,as the reason for the attack and for the hatred of America.. when the reason is ISLAM ..they hate a Christian nation.. They hate a jewish nation.. Jihad was the reason, not the ugly American ...after all Europeans have hated us a long time and never attempted to blow us up