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2014-01-26 Home Front: Politix

Lawmakers Tie Pakistani Aid To Release Of Hero Doctor

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-01-26 05:06|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top
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#1 Don't make us come over there! You know what happened last time.

Posted by SteveS 2014-01-26 11:50|| 2014-01-26 11:50|| Front Page Top

#2 If Dr. Afridi is released, Pakistani loses plausible deniability. They desperately need an Abbattabad scapegoat. I hope I am wrong, but I do not see Afridi being freed anytime soon.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-01-26 12:14|| 2014-01-26 12:14|| Front Page Top

#3 then don't give them aid

Posted by Frank G 2014-01-26 12:22|| 2014-01-26 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 ...big surprise that the Paki's got their noses out of joint by our, in their eyes, interfering with their internal matters. Although I agree with the intent of the legislation, it would have been better to handle it in a less-public manner. With this preening a$$ of an SOS in charge of the task, however, I am compelled to agree with 'soeker...

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-01-26 12:35|| 2014-01-26 12:35|| Front Page Top

#5 The only way Congress can influence foreign affairs is through funding, or denial of funding.

That said, Dr. Shakil Afridi isn't going to see daylight for years, if ever. The Klingons got their use out of him; State has more important things to worry about. Ensuring that green-measures like electric vehicle charging-stations are taking place at the 'better' embassies, for example.

Posted by Pappy 2014-01-26 13:14|| 2014-01-26 13:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Exactly, if Pakistan's complicity with regard to the UBL mission is revealed, the "GM is alive - UBL is dead" meme, and all of the pre-election media and Hollywood drivel comes unraveled.

Risked virtually all on the Abbattabad raid. Couldn't venture a low-level fly over during the Benghazi annex siege. Strange, very, very strange.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-01-26 13:26|| 2014-01-26 13:26|| Front Page Top

#7 So what's the odds that this denial of funding evaporates within the next 2 weeks when some other crisis d'jour pops up? And the good doctor has a tragic accident while still in Pak custody?

Posted by USN, Ret. 2014-01-26 15:05|| 2014-01-26 15:05|| Front Page Top

#8 The odds of the denial evaporating are pretty high, imnsho. But not necessarily because of a crisis; plain old establishment-Republican politics will do.

I think the doc is relatively safe. I've a feeling the Paks would trade him for that crazy female "jihadi doc" the US has in custody, but neither side is ready to.

Posted by Pappy 2014-01-26 18:48|| 2014-01-26 18:48|| Front Page Top

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