Regards, Ivan
Posted on 07/16/2005 11:15:55 PM PDT by MadIvan
Regards, Ivan
Ping!
China is waiting in the wings.
I don't know what Musharraf's secret thoughts are but it seems that the guy has a tough job and is doing the best that he can, between assasination attempts. I have no doubt that he is tougher on islamists than us or the Brits.
If our safety is in the hands of Pakistan, we're in one Helluva shape.
Only because the west has castrated fools for leaders.
We've also got 1 billion Indians who would love to smackdown the Pakis.
I'll believe that when I see it.
Even since BCCI in the 80's and 90's, it has been known that Pakistan is a rogue state. Heroin dealing (the Afghans grow, the Paks refine and sell), nuke proliferation, the Taliban, money laundering, sanctuary to al Qaeda, madrassas (aka "hate schools") etc.
You name it, and Pakistan has been involved in it, with nefarious global and regional motives.
Of course the Saudis contribute generously to the problem.
um, good luck, these are the people who Ghandi couldn't get to chill
Exactly few people understand the magnitude of Islam and the WOT. Even Pakistan itself is a huge nation.
That's one reason the amount of money we're spending in Iraq really concerns me. We can't afford to buy Iraqi cooperation, in fact, such may do them more harm than good.
Pakistan has areas which the Pakistani government doesn't control...these are called "tribal areas". All manner of lawlessness from opium production to terrorist training camps goes on there.
Again, this is supposed to be better than Imperial rule?
Regards, Ivan
"I don't know what Musharraf's secret thoughts are but it seems that the guy has a tough job and is doing the best that he can, between assasination attempts. I have no doubt that he is tougher on islamists than us or the Brits."
That just highlights the problem though. While he may be doing the best he can, it doesn't seem to be having much effect.
And he's probably the best we could expect from a leader of Pakistan, so what happens when one of the assassination/coup attempts gets through. You can bet the next guy is worse for us, what's out back-up plan then?
There's a simple solution to the problem of Pakistani influence on British youth: only give visas for trips to Pakistan to business people. Keep young students out of Pakistan and they won't return as bombers. Tony is a courageous man but he tends to overcomplicate some of these issues in his attempts to keep everyone happy.
"only give visas for trips to Pakistan to business people. Keep young students out of Pakistan and they won't return as bombers. Tony is a courageous man but he tends to overcomplicate some of these issues in his attempts to keep everyone happy."
How does the British government have any control over who gets visas to enter Pakistan?
The Brits have to work out a deal with the Pakis to keep British students out of Pakistan. Heck, we gave them a billion dollars, that's the least they can do for the US and our allies.
The least they could do would be to close down the madrasses. I just don't have any faith in their ability to do it. Wouldn't have much faith in their ability to keep students out of the country either.
What exactly is China waiting for??It is afterall,Pakistan's oldest ally.
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