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What do you think about President Bush saying that U.S. troops would operate unilaterally here against Al Qaeda if necessary?
That will not be acceptable to Pakistan. The people of Pakistan will not accept any foreign involvement here, and I do not think it is required. We have intelligence cooperation.

Why can't U.S. intelligence see A. Q. Khan [the nuclear scientist who confessed to operating a network that supplied nuclear materials and know-how to Libya, Iran and North Korea]?
No, it would be interference in our country. Would you like Pakistani intelligence to interfere in the U.S.? The problem with the West is that you want the developing world to do everything that you wish and desire. Are we that incapable? Are we that small? This is not a banana republic.

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Posted By: peace4pakistan @ 03/16/2008 5:58:54 PM

I wish we were still a part of India , I am a Pakistani and these are my true feelings. I don't think Any Pakistani politician is capable of running the country , they are all corrupt, even our army is corrupt.
Why don't we join India ....? We will still be better off, these crooks are worse than being in control of
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Posted By: mscsbc @ 03/04/2008 3:28:35 PM

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Posted By: hanif_gul @ 01/26/2008 8:31:48 AM

The reason for the violence in Pakistan including the murder of its most popular leader Benazir Bhutto is the presence of incompetent military dictatorship. The only competence imparted by the military academy is how to be a good poodle of US and how to make a fortune in real estate. About everything else, the military leadership is utterly useless. The false western belief that Military General would stop the wave of extremism is an illusion. The extremists in Pakistan were promoted by the vicious military-US alliance to fight against the Soviets. The only plausibe way to reverse it is to intoduce democracy, rule of law, economic development and modern education. If West is sincer, it should help Pakistan get rid of Musharaf and help pakistan and Afghanistan rebuild its institution. The continuation with the present military style collaboration shall further widen the gap between west and the people of pakistan.