US warns that Pakistan needs $5bn urgently to avoid collapse

telegraph,co,uk ^ | feb 24 3009

[blueyon]

The United States and Europe must give Pakistan up to $5bn (£3.5bn) in urgent aid or risk seeing the nuclear-armed country slip into chaos, two leading US foreign policy voices warned Tuesday.

Democrat Senator John Kerry and Republican former senator Chuck Hagel, now chair of the Atlantic Council think tank, were due to release a formal report on Wednesday appealing for international help to stabilise Pakistan.

"If we fail, we face a truly frightening prospect: Terrorist sanctuary, economic meltdown, and spiralling radicalism, all in a nation with 170 million inhabitants and a full arsenal of nuclear weapons," Mr Kerry said in a statement released by the council.

[blueyon]

"Mr Kerry, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he and Republican Senator Richard Lugar would soon introduce legislation aiming to provide Pakistan with $7.5bn in non-military aid over five years."

OK we just had a HUGH bail out (Stimulus) then the House stuck it to us and I hear next week the Senate will do the same (stick it to us). And now Kerry and Lugar want us (you know no other country will "give aid")to pay another 7.5 billion. What are they thinking? Where is all this money coming from? Did I miss something, Is there a money tree I do not know about?

[sam_paine]

chump change

[xcamel]

"Horse S--t!"

[sappy]

wow. dems just gave acorn nearly that much for the same reason.

[Gaffer]

c’mon, don’t mince the words or sugar coat them...just say it!
HORSESHIT

[SteamShovel]

Pakistan needs $5bn urgently to avoid collapse

Give us the nukes before we even discuss money.....

[Magic Fingers]

That’s fitting, since it’s coming out of a horse’s...face.

[wac3rd]

I say, call their Saudi brothers in the religion of death.

[refermech]

And just what will 5 billion do to change this situation?
Pull your head out Washinton. We are heading for war. save the money for our troops.

[Jim Robinson]

So I went to my brother to ask for a loan, but he was busted.

[Retired Greyhound]

How about we buy their nukes for $5bn?

[razbinn]

S#!T,I'll bet that can be found picking up fallen change in the bathroom!!!

[Mr_Moonlight]

"If we fail, we face a truly frightening prospect: Terrorist sanctuary, economic meltdown, and spiralling radicalism

Mr Kerry should have thought of that regarding some other far east country some 40 years ago ... ya know, the one where he won three (count 'em THREE!) Purple Hearts?

[A message]

WTF is another 5 bil to the great 0bamacon. He can get his tax cheater Treasury Secretary to print that right up.

[grobdriver]

Screw it.

We have a terrorist in the White House - let the Paks take care of their own.

[DB]

How about HELL NO!

[G8 Diplomat]

Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م

FReepmail if you want on or off

[LibLieSlayer]

hussein is dismantling the Military and there will be few troops left... now there will be that well armed and well equipped civilian police force hussien promised soros.

LLS

[LostInBayport]

feb 24 3009

Relax, folks...we've got plenty of time.

Seriously, though, this is getting so bloody ridiculous. Do these congressional simpletons realize that this money they are spending has to be produced by the private sector, a sector that is contracting due to a slumping economy? In other words, they are making promises they may not be able to keep. This is like sitting in the passenger seat while the drunk behind the wheel floors the gas pedal and says, "Watch this!"

[Semper Mark]

“Give us the nukes...”

They probably will if we don’t.