Various recently published polls have shown a high level of Anti-Americanism in Pakistan. American analysts have been unable to get to the root cause of the issues. American media spouts a steady stream of venom against Pakistan and the US leadership say undiplomatic things about Islamabad without thinking. The thinktanks espouse Pro-India policies or Anti-Pakistan proposals. All these, plus a war in Afghanistan and Iraq constantly reinforce the negative image of American
Pakistan is not a new friend. Pakistan was a founding member of SEATO and CENTO (Asian NATOs), and a cold war ally that fought on the side of the US against the USSR. AfPak: Solutions beyond hubris, dictation, threats, sanctions, bombings, overt invasion, covert sabotage
However Pakistan is the most mistreated “friend” in the world. It is un-American to treat friends they way the US has treated Pakistan. The USA and the West walked away from the Afghan mess and left more than 30,000 mercenary fighters that it had imported from the Arab world for Pakistan to deal with. On top of that sanctions were imposed on Pakistan right after the Afghan war, and Pakistanis felt like used “Kleenex”. Convincing the US Tin ear–of the Pakistani point of view
The world owes Pakistan a big debt for the destruction of the USSR. In the past few years more than 4000 Pakistani soldiers have lost their lives fighting the Taliban and the Al-Qaeda. Several hundred Al-Qaeda have been sent to the USA for trial including KSM (Khalid Sheikh Muhammad), who President Bush mentioned as the mastermind of the 911. The Taliban was a construct of the CIA and was armed by the CIA, ISI and the Saudis as a counter to a resurgent Russian-backed communist party and an antidote to the civil war in Afghanistan. Pakistan supported the Taliban in conjunction with the CIA who were arming it right up till 2000. The Taliban were visiting Governor Bush’s ranch in Texas. I need to point out the fact that Pakistani pleas for sanity in Afghanistan were ignored in 2001.
Afpak backstage: Bombing the ephemeral “Hindu Kush Hoci Minh trail” nurtures the Khemer Rouge of the Khyer– The Taliban
Those who want to understand the irked Pakistani must know that the in 2001 the US installed a non-Pashtun, anti-Pakistan government in Kabul. The must also know that NATO allows the puppet Karzai government to continue to bark at Pakistan. The Pakistanis also know that despite being clod war allies for 50 years, Pakistan was threatened with annihilation in 2001. They also remember that $450 million paid for F-16s was never returned. Neither were the planes ever delivered. The delivery of Soya beans does not make up for paid-for but undelivered F-16s. Pakistanis also remember that the world and Afghanistan abandoned 2 million refugees in Pakistan.
- Halting the suicide bombers needs a holistic strategy and an immediate stopping of drones
- 80% of Afghanistan is under insurgent control. Taliban sanctuaries around Kabul thumb thier noses at ISAF, NATO & US forces. Why would Taliban need safe havens far away in Pakistan?
The Pakistanis also note that the world does not support the liberation of Kashmir. To put salt on open wounds, the US signed a Nuclear deal with arch-rival-India, not the major Non-NATO ally (Pakistan). Many Pakistanis wonder why $30 Billion were offered to Turkey to support war in Iraq, while Pakistan only received 1 billion to Pakistan for fighting Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. You need to look at the situation with sanity and calm. Selective amnesia is the favorite tactic those who have an agenda. President Ayub Khan in 1966 said is best in his best selling book Pakistanis need “Friends Not Masters”.
The headlines about Pakistan in the media: Understanding the Rupert Murdock neocon, Hinduvata doomsayer machine which is running scared of defeat and retreat
Pakistanis desire want and cherish American friendship however Pakistanis are not the “little brown brothers” who can do the bidding of anyone. Pakistan is a 150 million strong nuclear state and a crucial pivot on the war on terror. President Musharraf said it quite bluntly, “no one can do more” and the West will go down on their knees and fail if Pakistan without the help of the ISI and the Pakistan army. Swat and FATA for dummies: Who are the terrorists?
Egyptian loans of around $38 Billion were forgiven. Pakistani losses due to GWOT calculated by the US DOD were $20 Billion per year in 2001. These losses have quadrupled. Aid to Pakistan is less than aid to Afghanistan. The US uses Pakistani infrastructure to transport supplies without building or even maintaining the roads. The US wasted $143 Billion in aid to Afghanistan. Pakistan received $5 Billion!
Pakistan’s “Do More” list to the USA
Noticias de Rupia | Nouvelles de Roupie | Rupiennachrichten | ??????? ????? | ???? | Roepienieuws | Rupi Nyheter | ??????? | Notizie di Rupia | PAKISTAN LEDGER | ???????? ????? | Moin Ansari | ???? ??????? | ????? ????? | December 28th, 2007 THE SOLUTION TO THE STABILITY OF AFPAK:
2009: Obama’s South Asian policy: A Marshall Plan for AfPak. The answer is a massive improvement in the lives of Pakistanis.
How long can the wink wink nod nod farce of deadly drones go on 
US aid to Pakistan should be Non-Transactional grants not loans 
An FTA and elimination of tariffs on Pakistani textiles would enable Pakistan to export $15 worth of textiles. Better than any aid package this would reverse extremism
Joe Biden triples US aid to Pakistan:-too little too late.
Afghanistan-Pakistan forgotten by Joe Biden 
The emerging “Leave Afghanistan to Pakistan” strategy goes mainstream. Extricating the US from the Lost war in the Khyber
Convincing the US tin ear of the Pakistani point of view 
Peek into Obama’s brains: Bruce Reidel on Pakistan
Obama advisor Weinbaum predicts total Afghan policy review: Sees focus on talks & Reconciliation
Uzbekistan pressured the IMU is scared of Taliban reprisals on supplies to Kabul 
Anti-Occupation forces choke US Afghan war 
Reality check on War in Afghanistan 
The implications of the IMU activity in Pakistan 
The Grand Bargain? Pakistan key to Afghan Great Game 
Tough lessons in geography
Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived. ~Abraham Lincoln In 1821 
Solutions to “Obama’s Vietnam” 
Kabul: The Final Spring Offensive? End of NATO? 
Afghanistan: The writing is on the wall. Can Obama read it? 
UK Brig. Smith: “We’re not going to win this [Afghan] war” 
Failure and Defeat in Afghanistan: Inevitable Frustration & misdirected Payback for ally Pakistan
Pakistan’s do more list for the USA
Facing the Khyber poltergeist & Ganges hobgoblin
Cambodiazation of the Afghan war 
Kashmir, Junagarh & Manvadar are Pakistani territory 
Kashmir: Does the article of accession exist? 
Peace is a two way street 
Nehru’s commitment to the people of Kashmir
Pakistani territories occupied by Bharat (aka India)
Northern Areas are part of Pakistan and were never part of Kashmir 
The Pakistani Civilization
The idea of becoming subservient to India is abhorrent and that of cooperation with India with object of promoting tension with China equally repugnant. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 
Pakistan first: The devastating effects of appeasing India and kowtowing to the USA
Mr. Kissinger still living in the 70s should learn the new realities. Waving goodbye to US Hegemony.Blaming Pakistan won’t help the war on terror.
Those who deal with Pakistan need to learn some manners and some appreciation of the sacrifice of 600 Pakistani soldiers who died fighting the war on terror. Does Obama have the courage to implement the real solutions to Obama’s Vietnam (AfPak) . Pakistanis are sick and tired of lectures on “do more”.Pakistan and Pakistanis cannot do more. If anyone can find others who can do more, please use them!
