The USA has very high expectations from Pakistan. It wants it ‘to do more in Afghanistan’. But there is are some problems with that. If a First World country, which is also happens to be a super-power with unlimited wealth, resources with ability to manufacture and develop a wide range of land, air and sea weapons including advanced suirvalllance equipment, which it upgrades on a regular basis- cannot manage things in Afghanistan, then how can an undemocratic, dirt poor Third World Country with limited resources be in a position to really be able to have the same impact as the USA in Afghanista?
Pakistan has so many problems of its own and now it is required a fight a full scale war and that too by diverting scarce resources away from infrastructure and social uplift projects. The last time Pakistan was used in the previous Afghan War against the Soviet Union, as soon as that war was over – myriad sanctions were imposed by the USA as if all of a sudden Pakistan was the USA's sworn enemy and this continued for several year. Is that how the USA treats its friends and allies? Sanctions were imposed for a variety of reasons, as if Pakistan’s suffering from the previous Afghan War, which lasted a long time, was not punishment enough.
Pakistan desperately needs some kind of reciprocative response from the USA such as:
Once these things are done then Pakistan will happily take over from the USA and NATO forces all the combat requirements needed in Afghanistan. no American and NATO soldiers need to die, they can go home and Pakistan will sort things out in Afghanistan permanently. Of course provided when things settle down, later the USA does not decide to impose sanctions again on Pakistan.
Pakistan has so many problems of its own and now it is required a fight a full scale war and that too by diverting scarce resources away from infrastructure and social uplift projects. The last time Pakistan was used in the previous Afghan War against the Soviet Union, as soon as that war was over – myriad sanctions were imposed by the USA as if all of a sudden Pakistan was the USA's sworn enemy and this continued for several year. Is that how the USA treats its friends and allies? Sanctions were imposed for a variety of reasons, as if Pakistan’s suffering from the previous Afghan War, which lasted a long time, was not punishment enough.
Pakistan desperately needs some kind of reciprocative response from the USA such as:
- Complete write off of all its international debts.
- Donation (not a loan) of US$ 500 billion.
- Donation (not loans) for all the funds required for different civilian projects and particularly meant for national infrastructure.
- Transfer of a whole range of highly advanced military technology, so that it can be manufactured here independently and not have to spend lots of money importing them.
- Finally a permanent end to any kind of military dicatatorship.
Once these things are done then Pakistan will happily take over from the USA and NATO forces all the combat requirements needed in Afghanistan. no American and NATO soldiers need to die, they can go home and Pakistan will sort things out in Afghanistan permanently. Of course provided when things settle down, later the USA does not decide to impose sanctions again on Pakistan.
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