The new - old US policy - is 'bomb Pakistan if does not comply'. The same theme which President Bush had. "Are you with us, or are you against us". Someone called Armitage said - 'We will bomb Pakistan into the stone age". The USA has used Pakistan, ever since General Ayub Khan was made the first military dictator of Pakistan by the USA - to do all kinds of things. The Peshawar air force base was used to launch U2 spy planes to spy on the former Soviet Union.
Pakistanis have never liked dictators and General (Field Marshal) Ayub Khan was removed. The USA was terrified the prospects of democracy completely taking over Pakistan. So quickly General Yahya was made the new military dictator. Bhutto the first civilian to take power was hated and feared by the US establishment, they waited on the sidelines to make a single mistake to have him overthrown. General Zia-ul-Haq took over with the blessings of the USA and blown away after he ceased to be of any use. Pakistan was not freed from military control. Indirectly the military had a stranglehold on Pakistani politics on the behest of the USA. General Musharraf took over directly and helped the USA enter Afghanistan. Musharraf's return to politics could indicate that the existing politicians are moving in the direction which the USA does not like. People in Pakistan are openly criticising drone attacks on civilian populace. NATO is making incursions with its helicopters.
From all appearances, the USA wants to have a large area to operate and should not be stopped from doing anything beyond Afghanistan's borders. If and when Musharraf comes to power and the US starts bombing Pakistan - Musharraf will be the first victim of the people of Pakistan. The US will have two choices before stop the attacks, or openly declare war on Pakistan. This war would be destructive for Pakistan but will definitely damage the USA and its interests all over the world.
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