Sunday, March 29, 2009

Obama: U.S. expects "accountability" from Pakistan

The following news article describes our administration’s new policies toward Pakistan:

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE52S1B120090329?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

According to this report our new president will consult with the Pakistani government prior to attacking al Qaeda or Taliban targets:

“He also said the United States would go after so-called "high-value" targets in Pakistan after consulting with Pakistani authorities, but the main thrust of his policy would be to help Pakistan defeat extremism.”

In the recent news article below US military commanders discuss Pakistan's ISI military intelligence agency:

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE52R03R20090328

The first 2 paragraphs of this article present a paradox to our new Pakistani policies:

“The United States has indications that elements of Pakistan's ISI military intelligence agency provide support to Taliban or al Qaeda militants, senior U.S. military officers said on Friday.

Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Army General David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, said the agency must end such activities.”

Based on the opinion of our military leaders, if we consult with Pakistan prior to attacking al Qaeda or Taliban then Pakistan's ISI military intelligence agency will disrupt these attacks by warning the intended targets. Also if we provide money and military equipment to Pakistan it is likely that some of it will be distributed to al Qaeda and the Taliban by the ISI.

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