by Miguelito » Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:50 am
Well, Pakistan voted against the U.S., and now look at what Trump is saying.
For those that missed it, "Following past patterns of behavior, President Trump issued his first tweet of 2018 insulting Pakistan and building on his threat to cut off foreign military financing that is one piece of the massive assistance package that the US gives the country each year."
It's funny, because not everything Trump says or does is actually crazy, and he has a legitimate point here. After half an article talking bad about him, CNN does an about-face and states:
But as a way to make it clear to the Pakistanis that enough is enough, if President Trump actually follows through, it could be an effective move. It isn't the only step by any means, but it could be the right one. Strategically, as a virtue of the $33 billion in foreign aid we have provided to Pakistan since 2002 and its status as a major non-NATO ally, Pakistan benefits from extensive funding and access to advanced military equipment.
The US has treated Pakistan as an ally. The truth is, allies protect each other and each other's interests, and Pakistan has done little on either. Its government has cooperated occasionally -- including freeing hostages earlier this year -- but the stronger trend has been a continued, purposeful blind eye to terrorist activities within its borders.
If this administration is serious about effecting strategic change in Afghanistan and precluding the ability of groups like al Qaeda to strike our homeland, then withholding US dollars and military equipment to Pakistan is potentially both necessary and expedient.
CNN
I'm posting this here because I don't think this is a coincidence of timing with the threats made by Nikki Haley, and perhaps we'll see a lot more similar statements, including towards Cambodia...
Well, Pakistan voted against the U.S., and now look at what Trump is saying.
For those that missed it, "Following past patterns of behavior, President Trump issued his first tweet of 2018 insulting Pakistan and building on his threat to cut off foreign military financing that is one piece of the massive assistance package that the US gives the country each year."
It's funny, because not everything Trump says or does is actually crazy, and he has a legitimate point here. After half an article talking bad about him, CNN does an about-face and states:
[quote]But as a way to make it clear to the Pakistanis that enough is enough, if President Trump actually follows through, it could be an effective move. It isn't the only step by any means, but it could be the right one. Strategically, as a virtue of the $33 billion in foreign aid we have provided to Pakistan since 2002 and its status as a major non-NATO ally, Pakistan benefits from extensive funding and access to advanced military equipment.
The US has treated Pakistan as an ally. The truth is, allies protect each other and each other's interests, and Pakistan has done little on either. Its government has cooperated occasionally -- including freeing hostages earlier this year -- but the stronger trend has been a continued, purposeful blind eye to terrorist activities within its borders.
If this administration is serious about effecting strategic change in Afghanistan and precluding the ability of groups like al Qaeda to strike our homeland, then withholding US dollars and military equipment to Pakistan is potentially both necessary and expedient.[/quote]
[url=http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/01/opinions/pakistan-trump-foreign-aid-vinograd-opinion/index.html]CNN[/url]
I'm posting this here because I don't think this is a coincidence of timing with the threats made by Nikki Haley, and perhaps we'll see a lot more similar statements, including towards Cambodia...