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2010-08-30 India-Pakistan

Will America's flood aid win Pakistan's hearts and minds?

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 Of course not. We are infidels, and any payment to a Muslim country is just their due.
Besides, we caused the floods.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2010-08-30 00:35|| 2010-08-30 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 What a bloody stupid question.

The Muslim world will never be grateful for anything the US does, or has done, to help them. It's the dependent adolescent syndrome, made worse by the fact that the Islamic world has been around a whole lot longer. All aid should stop, to be replaced with loans.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-08-30 07:43|| 2010-08-30 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 No.

Next question!

Posted by gromky 2010-08-30 08:12|| 2010-08-30 08:12|| Front Page Top

#4 bulldog i like your reply

i think it needs a tweak though

all aid should cease to be replaced with... nothing.

Pakistan doesn't need your money they can get all they want from the Saudis. Fred needs your money he is being sued and Rantburg is in danger. Donate to Rantburg instead!!

Posted by anon1 2010-08-30 09:27|| 2010-08-30 09:27|| Front Page Top

#5 What Bulldog said. Dependence breeds resentment. Especially when the billions are routinely stolen by a Pakistani elite that's among the most corrupt on the planet-- including the supposedly sophisticated, western-educated Pakistani leaders like "Pinky" Bhutto.

Posted by lex 2010-08-30 09:43|| 2010-08-30 09:43|| Front Page Top

#6 I thought Islam was the Arabic word for ungrateful, unworthy and uncivilized. Why should we expect anything more.

No oil in Pakistan. When we're done with Afghanistan I think Pakistan might find themselves ignored, like Somalia, and not particularly happy about it.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-08-30 10:13|| 2010-08-30 10:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Pakistan is just a larger version of gaza ie dependent on oversea aid to survive.

Posted by Flavins Forkbeard5719 2010-08-30 13:09|| 2010-08-30 13:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Cut off the aid and maybe they will figure out how to survive and be productive. Too many of them have far too much free time if they have enough time left for mischief, hi-jinks, terrorism and jihad. Besides, the money could be used in the U.S. to resurrect our economy. It's not appreciated over there--it only breeds seething and resentment.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-08-30 14:17|| 2010-08-30 14:17|| Front Page Top

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