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2003-09-22 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-09-22 1:16:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Is Pakistan friend of foe?

Yes.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-9-22 11:12:31 AM|| 2003-9-22 11:12:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 I agree with Super Hose. Pakistan is both. The General in charge is sort of a friend, big chunks of the population are not.

Posted by Yank 2003-9-22 11:55:13 AM|| 2003-9-22 11:55:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps

Posted by Shipman 2003-9-22 11:59:12 AM|| 2003-9-22 11:59:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Depends on who's talking...

Posted by Ptah 2003-9-22 12:37:28 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-9-22 12:37:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The General's bro is a dr. and lives in Oak Brook, IL.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-9-22 2:05:47 PM|| 2003-9-22 2:05:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Tap... Tap... This surprise meter's busted, dammit!

Left it in the basement when Isabel came through, eh? That'll teach you! :-)

Posted by Steve White 2003-9-22 2:15:14 PM|| 2003-9-22 2:15:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Perhaps this will register on your surprise meter... We have NO friends in the Middle East. We have a few countries who are willing (more or less) to help us deal with problems, but those problems affect them as much as it does us. Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and several other small players see us as the balance against the territorial ambitions of the rest of the Mideast. They're willing to help, because they know we will help them in exchange - we feel a moral obligation to do so. Such an obligation doesn't exist toward us. Pakistan needs us to help keep the lid on the explosion that's building among its population as the Mullahs and Imams constantly preach hate - toward the United States, toward India, and even to a lesser degree, toward Afghanistan and Iran. Saudi Arabia uses us like a dirty shirt, constantly balancing our (and more importantly, our allies') need for oil against its support of Paleo fundies.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-9-22 3:32:53 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-9-22 3:32:53 PM|| Front Page Top

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