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Pakistan's parliament has begun a debate on a US aid bill after widespread criticism in the country that some conditions attached to it are a humiliating violation of sovereignty...
But in an effort to address Washington's concerns that Pakistan's military may support armed groups, the bill stipulates that US military aid will cease if Pakistan does not help fight "terrorists", including Taliban and al-Qaeda members taking sanctuary on the Afghan border.
Originally posted by CuteAngel
There are a lot of terrorists hiding in Pakistan, if they are Pakistan's own people then killing them won't be bad...
I believe the current US admin is trying to remove Pakistan from China's influence and lower it towards the US.
The generals were specifically infuriated by mention of Quetta, which the Obama administration says is a base for Taliban who fight American forces in Afghanistan, and of Muridke, which is a well known base for Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant group formed two decades ago by the Pakistani government to fight India.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani interior minister said Tuesday that the government was expecting more attacks by the Taliban as the military prepared to launch a major offensive in South Waziristan, the rugged northwestern tribal region considered a stronghold of Taliban.
President Obama has what everyone is conceding is a momentous decision on Afghanistan. The decision is whether to follow the recommendations of General McCrystal and send in more troops or not.
Originally posted by Amagnon
Knowing that innocent people are getting murdered daily based on a pack of lies, that gets me emotional. Small children being burned alive, or blasted to pieces - that gets me emotional.
Originally posted by Amagnon
Even if there were some justification to the conflict - which there is not - sending troops and using heavy weapons......
Originally posted by nenothtu
reply to post by oozyism
Oozzy, the headline doesn't match with the content of the OP. Nowhere in it is any evidence presented for the Pakis being required to kill their own people. See to that, would ya?
Now, if it IS Pakistan's own people, you're of the opinion that they should be allowed to cross international borders to prosecute a war they have no business engaging in? How does that differ from your peculiar view of the American troops?
Pakistan best clean up their own house, before the maid has to do it for 'em.
Originally posted by oozyism
Funny.. I guess you do need the media to tell you how it is and how it was I don't know how else to put it, any one who has the ability to analyze can see that they are getting paid to kill their own people.
There are more terrorists under your bed than in the entire country of Pakistan.
Originally posted by nenothtu
reply to post by oozyism
That's a no-go at this station, young sir. It fails to address the concerns I raised, utterly and completely.
If, as you claim, Pakistan is being paid to kill it's own people, I have to ask you what they're doing crossing international borders and jumping into a fight that is not theirs.
That's the SECOND time I asked that. Bypass it again, and I'm forced to assume you HAVE no answer to it - or would rather conceal that answer. Either way, you lose.
If you concede that the original report was accurate, and your headline was misleading, then I have to ask why Pakistan is harboring terrorists, and why they get upset about being asked to take out a few terrorists, and WHY YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE TERRORISTS.
A FAIL of biblical proportions.
they're doing crossing international borders and jumping into a fight that is not theirs.