Dunford ‘not giving up’ on Pakistan
According to Reuters, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford claims that he still has hope that Pakistan can commit to the war against terror within their own borders;
The United States has long blamed militant safe-havens in Pakistan for prolonging the war in neighboring Afghanistan, giving insurgents, including from the Haqqani network, a place to plot attacks and rebuild their forces.
Still, Pakistan is a crucial gateway for U.S. military supplies destined for U.S. and other troops fighting a 16-year-old war in Afghanistan.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump’s administration, frustrated over Pakistan’s failure to do more to combat militants, announced a plan to suspend up to roughly $2 billion in U.S. security assistance.
That triggered outcry in Islamabad. Pakistan’s military said its army chief told U.S. General Joseph Votel, head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, that Pakistan “felt betrayed” by U.S. criticism.
Dunsford and Mattis are continuing to talk to the Pakistan military about their commitment.
Meanwhile, Stars & Stripes reports that the Afghan province of Logar has awarded President Trump a medal for his tough talk to Pakistan;
Community members from tribal leaders down to cobblers chipped in 45,000 afghanis, or about $650, to pay for the handcrafted gold medallion, which was presented to the U.S. Embassy on Saturday.
It carries an inscription in Dari, which reads: “For bravery, from the Afghan people to Donald Trump, president of the United States of America.”
The medal was awarded less than two weeks after Trump, in his first tweet of 2018, accused Islamabad of accepting $33 billion in aid since 2002, while giving “nothing but lies & deceit” in return. Days later, the White House said it would hold back $2 billion in military support until Islamabad did more to fight terrorism.
Category: Terror War
That medal carries more weight with me, than the last asshole getting a Nobel Peace Prize.
Word ^^^^
But… but, the JEF was so ghettofabulous when it came to world peace!
Ditto.
That was the moment the Nobel Peace Prize lost all credibility.
THAT and when they awarded it to Al Gore Junior.
Hey now, while he was inventing the Internet, he has done more for this planet’s environment to make himself wealthy in such a way to make himself appear virtuous.
All the shit All Gore Jr. tells us to do and he has STILL to put up even a single solar cell or wind turbine on any of his properties and the zinc mine on another property he inherited from his Daddy? I bet it’s still up and running while he hops around on private jets to tell everyone else to eat bean sprouts and ride the bus but what do I know? I’m just another evil rayciss BushHitlerHalliburtonCheneyRussiaTrump minion of the far right that only wants to oppress and enslave the world with Capitalism!
You’ve been trolling through Claymore’s DU post I see. 🙂 ‘Cause you’ve got the proper pigeonholing for yourself (and me and all the other deplorables).
I’m quite a dyed-in-the-wool Right Wing Deplorable and VERY proud of it!
Brothers in Arms. And proud of it!
Zinc mine? First I ever heard of that!
AlGore doesn’t have to put up a solar panel or windmill, he checked a box on his power bill to make sure all the electricity he buys is from “green sources”
-Arafat-
Trump receives a medal for bravery from the Afghans? One would think the Mainstream Media would be all over this event.
/sarc
Lot’s of fingerprints all over it.
Are they sure it is gold?
At least put it in one of those numastic er mistermatix…no it’s numismatic bags.
Say it with me..new-miss-matic.
And clean it first.
About damn time Pakistan gets some heat! Bin Laden was hiding out there for YEARS!
Finally we have an administration that’s going to demand some accountability in exchange for all the money. If they want to be our friends, they need to act like it.
One thing Trump seems to understand better than our recent presidents (on both left and right) is that money is the true motivator, especially on the world stage.
We shouldn’t give up on Pakistan as it is a somewhat ally in the war on Terror. We also should be realistic and not continue paying them unless they start to clean up that border region. The biggest problem is that the Military and Government are not only riddled with Muslim extremists, the ones that are not know their lives are on the line if they move.
I don’t think so. They let Bin Laden hang out there for years. That makes them the enemy. That and the funnel for terrorists and their logistics that FLOW through Pakistan into the AF. We should give the 2 billion to the Indians and watch the Pakis go apeshit.
Russia and the USA have the “hotline”
Pakistan has a “customer service line”