 merrie says: Then he got all the solutions wrong. Start with his inane -- but touchingly American -- statement that "the people of Pakistan want the same things we want." Oh, really? How many Post readers think Sharia law would be a good idea? How about beating the crap out of women just for yuks? Or stoning them to death because they smiled at the wrong time? And let's ban alcohol, bare arms, dating and jobs for women. And grow those beards, fellas! Yeah, we're tight. We're such good buds that, while the Pakistanis protect the worst elements within the Taliban, manipulate our key supply line and pander to terrorists, Obama wants to guarantee Pakistan's stunningly corrupt politicians $1.5 billion in aid every year. Plus military aid. Why on earth should the Pakistanis help us when we reward them lavishly for screwing us? Want a truly fresh strategy that would work? End all support of any kind to Pakistan. Close our embassy. Do what makes military sense and reduce our forces in Afghanistan to a level that can be supplied by air. And concentrate on destroying al Qaeda, not on "owning" village X. (Obama's approach just stinks of Vietnam.) Imagine how different the situation would be if we weren't Pakistan's strategic prisoner and didn't stand between Islamabad and Delhi. What if the Pakistanis had to behave responsibly and stop sponsoring terror attacks against India -- or face India's wrath? Nuclear war? Pakistan would vanish, India would lick its wounds. And the Pakistanis know it. And how about asking ourselves the fundamental question: "Why is India a success story and Pakistan a complete failure?" Any chanc... |
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