How was that US foreign policy proposal received by the Pakistani government?
The media seems to have misquoted Obama on Pakistan. What he really said was that if we have credible information and Pakistani government doesn’t act on it, only then Americans will be forced to act independently. Our troops have been in the forefront in the struggle against Al-Qaeda. We have lost thousands of soldiers in this war. We have been the biggest victims of terrorism, suffering from more than 50 suicide attacks just this year. We have lost our beloved leader Benazir Bhutto to terrorism. If given credible information about terrorist hideouts, we would be the first ones to take action. And why would we not? It has hurt us more than it has hurt any Western nation. Obama threatened to cut aid to Pakistan if there are more “peace treaties with the Taliban.” How dependent is Pakistan on US aid? The peace treaties were not signed with the Taliban. Only the tribal militias who gave up arms and agreed to cooperate with the Pakistani army were given amnesty. In a recent research repor
