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2009-04-19 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2009-04-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Fascinating article. For those, like me, that only have a passing understanding of the situation there since the partition, what are the roots of modern anti-American Pakistani feelings? Is this a new phenomenon, or something more deep-rooted? I'm ignorant on this matter.
I know this is simplistically put, but it would seem to me that with our historic chilly relations with India during the Cold War, that Pakistanis would see us as more a natural ally than the root of all their evil.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-04-19 08:09|| 2009-04-19 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 It has built up steadily, as the tide of Islamist fervor rose.

Many Pakistanis express disappointment with their attempts to ally with the US. While they hosted US aircraft at their airbases, joined SEATO, and received billions in military aid, they expected more.

Posted by john frum 2009-04-19 10:20|| 2009-04-19 10:20|| Front Page Top

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