Word: pakistanis
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...Afghanistan and Pakistan, including sending two more combat brigades to Afghanistan and coordinating the counterterror fight more closely with Islamabad. In office, though, Obama may well wind up playing the same unilateral hand as George W. Bush - launching American precision strikes against targets because he can't trust the Pakistani military. Instead, Obama would be wise to look to Indonesia. There, the government enlisted public opinion in the terror fight and combined it with capable police work. Rather than simply pouring unconditional U.S. aid into Pakistan and Afghanistan, Obama needs to federalize the assistance, working more closely with provincial...
...decisions have such a huge impact across the globe.3 It is a far-fetched proposal but an interesting thought. Take this, for example: In 1968, America chose Richard Nixon as president. In 1971, despite Congressional objections, Nixon actively provided arms, ammunition, and political cover to the Pakistani Government while it carried out what an American official in Dhaka described as “genocide” in present-day Bangladesh. Even according to Henry Kissinger, the President’s decision was not really influenced by Cold War realpolitik so much as by a fondness for Pakistan?...
...take his word for it. But bin Laden's strange disappearance makes one wonder what exactly happened to him. The last relatively reliable bin Laden sighting was in late 2001. A video that he apparently appeared in last year shows him with a dyed beard. More than a few Pakistani intelligence operatives who knew bin Laden scoff at the idea he would ever dye his beard. They think the tape was manipulated from old footage, and that bin Laden is in fact dead. But then again, they would have an interest in making Americans believe bin Laden is dead, since...
...burden, and particularly to lift so-called "caveats" that some countries have in place to limit deployments to relatively safe parts of Afghanistan. Yet he acknowledges that Europeans are very active in institution building, civic reconstruction, economic assistance, advising on tackling corruption, and helping the Afghan and Pakistani governments improve border security - all areas where the E.U. has a lot of experience...
...regional development. It might even raise America's image in Pakistan; at last count, the U.S. received a 19% approval rating, compared with bin Laden's 34%. Peace would free up vital trade routes to Central Asia that would not only enrich Afghanistan but open markets in India to Pakistani products and resources...