The English in this is kind of fractured, but we get the general drift.
While the Talibs represent a threat to both the U.S. and Pakistain, there are differences in the level of the threat represented. If we lose access to Afghanistan because Pakistan falls to the Talibs we receive a strategic setback. We've either got to drop the whole idea, which B.O. will, or work deals with either Iran or Russia, which B.O. will also do, only not to continue Afghanistan operations.
The world really doesn't "yearn" to see Pakistain a failed state, but our yearnings have nothing to do with it. They stand or fail on their own. Right now it looks pretty much like they're failing, and we can send all the money they want and they're still headed for the Somalia category. The fact that they're not a secular state guarantees their failure. Period.
Pakistain hasn't accepted, and in my opinion won't accept, the reality that the Talibs are their enemy, answerable not to their former masters in ISI, but to Binny and Ayman and all the other al-Qaeda big turbans. It's not an organizational thing, it's the side they're on. The government has the choice of being on one side or the other and they don't want to make the choice because from where they sit it looks like they're going to lose either way: the fundos will eat them if they go to war against the Taliban, and the U.S. and probably China will cut off the flow of milk and honey if they change sides. Ten percent of nothing is zip.
The hyperconcern for Aafia Siddiqui and the Guantanmo boyz is symptomatic of their fence straddling. Aafia's a Qaeda bitch through and through, along with being something of a nut case. The Guantanamo crew is loyal not to Pakistain but to their Arab masters. But still they're turning themselves blue in the face to try and get them all back.
The final graph has to do with their power grid, which is so ineptly run that they've got eight hours of power outages a day scheduled for major urban areas.
Bangla, with their new government, is at least attempting to break out of the Islamic doldrums, getting a handle on the corruption, incompetence, and basic lunacy that comes with being an Islamic state. Most people aren't following this story, but I'm finding it half humorous, half inspiring, and the inspiring part's starting to outweigh the humor.
Pakistain hasn't reached Bangla's stage, and in my opinion they won't. I don't expect the present government to last, and I don't expect they'll have much of a future except for rule by generals or by turbans. |
[Geo News] The Pakistani Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani has said that Taliban are posing serious threats to Pakistan and United States. World does not yearn to see Pakistan a failed state but a successful state.
Stating in a Geo news program "Meray Mutabiq" Haqqani said Pakistanis should prove to the world that they are a responsible nation. He said some elements hailing from civil society in US are turning emotional against Pakistan while we have been witnessing world criticizing Pakistan but these are the trivial matters and our nation must concentrate major issues as such tackling rising Talibanization in Pakistan.
"We must retaliate to criticism, it is incumbent upon us", he urged adding, "Government is in serious talks with US officials for early release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui besides other five Pakistani detainees from Gitmo detention."
Husain said the resolution of the problems of Pakistan lies in the hands of people of Pakistan including power shortfall which has been lasting for 10 years. |