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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen
* Re-establishing trust with Pakistan is critical : Mullen
* We left them for 12 yearsfrom the early 1990s to about 2002 and we are working on re-establishing that trust, Admiral Mullen
* Every soldier in the Pakistani Army knows the Pressler Amendment. Not one solider in the US Army knows about it.
* I have traveled to Pakistan over 20 times to work on establishing a relationship of trust with the Pakistani military.
* We left them for 12 yearsfrom the early 1990s to about 2002 and we are working on re-establishing that trust.
* They are working with us much better than they have in the past, but they do have significant internal terrorist challenges. We are working hard to come together in a much more integrated fashion to focus on the terrorist threat that affects both of us. Mullen
* Our relationship with the Pakistani military, which was cut from 1990 to 2000, has improved dramatically over the last several years, he said. We are trying to fill that huge hole created in the relationship between the two countries. Mullen
Bad Cop: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has all but destroyed the alliance with Pakistan jeopardized the war in Afghanistan and hurt Americas long term interests in the region. What is worse, her threats forced President Obama to issue statements that were not true and truly reduced his stature in Pakistan. The world has been watching the saga and wondering about the antics of the JOC. The public huffing and puffing has yielded few results and has not secured the release of the CIA mercenary Raymond Davis.
Mrs. Clinton also seems to be sending out some reconciliatory signals.
* We are trying to deepen our relationship. There are many challenges confronting us, but we know what happens when we walk away from Pakistan. We did it before, and the results, unfortunately, were quite dire for us, she told lawmakers in a testimony before a House Appropriations Committee. In Pakistan, she said, the United States continues to demonstrate its commitment to an enduring strategic partnership focused on economic, military and police assistance to help root out extremists and support other critical investments. Hillary Clinton
Good Cop: Admiral Mike Mullen, the top U.S. military officer and chairman of theU.S. Joint Chiefs Staff had to come to the rescue and has tried to salvage the shards of a relationship. He has done what the diplomats failed to do. The US Army used to have strong and deep links with the Pakistani and Army. However those links though not broken during the sanctions suffered a severe diminution. The break in contacts cost the US Aermy dearly. Admiral Mullen recognizes that. He probably does not like the State Departments short term stupidities and CIAs bravado.
At least on paper Mullen wants to re-establish a relationship of trust with Pakistan. Mullens words say that he recoginzes the criticality of the relationship. Publicly he acknowledges the huge sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in combating the terrorist threat. Admiral Mullens public pronouncements that Trust is critical not only between U.S. and Pakistani militaries and intelligence agencies but also between the citizens of the two nations.
Evidence on the ground suggests otherwise. Evidence on the ground and murmurings in the US Army are very xenophobic and in many cases Anti-Pakistani. It would take a fundamental paradigm shift to change the thinking about safe Havens. The defeated US Generals need a fall guy to blame for their failures. The Ho Chi Minh Trail excuses wont work forever. The face saving exit will begin in July, and from then onwards the US Army will begin vacating Afghanistan. All this talk of a permanent presence in Afghanistan will not be tolerated by any of the neighbors.
The U.S. has been engaged for almost ten years now in the wake of 9/11 attacks in the fight against al-Qaeda-linked militants and Taliban in Afghanistan and along Pak- Afghan border. In his comments, Mullen said he is always mindful of the thousands of service members that the Pakistani military have lost and the tens of thousands who have been wounded. They have sacrificed greatly to support their own citizens in Pakistan and they will continue to do that, he said.
He also noted a much improved anti-terror cooperation between the two countries.
The way to build a strong relationship with Pakistan is to stop the drone, halt the CIA operations, unleash a Marshall Plan, implement the ROZ, ratify the FTA and stop blaming the Pakistanis for the Afghan defeat. Unless and until these things happen there will be no trust. The unspoken message is that that Pakistan has options with China, with Iran and with Russia. If the US pushes too hard those options will be realized.
* Re-establishing trust with Pakistan is critical : Mullen
* We left them for 12 yearsfrom the early 1990s to about 2002 and we are working on re-establishing that trust, Admiral Mullen
* Every soldier in the Pakistani Army knows the Pressler Amendment. Not one solider in the US Army knows about it.
* I have traveled to Pakistan over 20 times to work on establishing a relationship of trust with the Pakistani military.
* We left them for 12 yearsfrom the early 1990s to about 2002 and we are working on re-establishing that trust.
* They are working with us much better than they have in the past, but they do have significant internal terrorist challenges. We are working hard to come together in a much more integrated fashion to focus on the terrorist threat that affects both of us. Mullen
* Our relationship with the Pakistani military, which was cut from 1990 to 2000, has improved dramatically over the last several years, he said. We are trying to fill that huge hole created in the relationship between the two countries. Mullen
Bad Cop: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has all but destroyed the alliance with Pakistan jeopardized the war in Afghanistan and hurt Americas long term interests in the region. What is worse, her threats forced President Obama to issue statements that were not true and truly reduced his stature in Pakistan. The world has been watching the saga and wondering about the antics of the JOC. The public huffing and puffing has yielded few results and has not secured the release of the CIA mercenary Raymond Davis.
Mrs. Clinton also seems to be sending out some reconciliatory signals.
* We are trying to deepen our relationship. There are many challenges confronting us, but we know what happens when we walk away from Pakistan. We did it before, and the results, unfortunately, were quite dire for us, she told lawmakers in a testimony before a House Appropriations Committee. In Pakistan, she said, the United States continues to demonstrate its commitment to an enduring strategic partnership focused on economic, military and police assistance to help root out extremists and support other critical investments. Hillary Clinton
Good Cop: Admiral Mike Mullen, the top U.S. military officer and chairman of theU.S. Joint Chiefs Staff had to come to the rescue and has tried to salvage the shards of a relationship. He has done what the diplomats failed to do. The US Army used to have strong and deep links with the Pakistani and Army. However those links though not broken during the sanctions suffered a severe diminution. The break in contacts cost the US Aermy dearly. Admiral Mullen recognizes that. He probably does not like the State Departments short term stupidities and CIAs bravado.
At least on paper Mullen wants to re-establish a relationship of trust with Pakistan. Mullens words say that he recoginzes the criticality of the relationship. Publicly he acknowledges the huge sacrifices rendered by Pakistan in combating the terrorist threat. Admiral Mullens public pronouncements that Trust is critical not only between U.S. and Pakistani militaries and intelligence agencies but also between the citizens of the two nations.
Evidence on the ground suggests otherwise. Evidence on the ground and murmurings in the US Army are very xenophobic and in many cases Anti-Pakistani. It would take a fundamental paradigm shift to change the thinking about safe Havens. The defeated US Generals need a fall guy to blame for their failures. The Ho Chi Minh Trail excuses wont work forever. The face saving exit will begin in July, and from then onwards the US Army will begin vacating Afghanistan. All this talk of a permanent presence in Afghanistan will not be tolerated by any of the neighbors.
The U.S. has been engaged for almost ten years now in the wake of 9/11 attacks in the fight against al-Qaeda-linked militants and Taliban in Afghanistan and along Pak- Afghan border. In his comments, Mullen said he is always mindful of the thousands of service members that the Pakistani military have lost and the tens of thousands who have been wounded. They have sacrificed greatly to support their own citizens in Pakistan and they will continue to do that, he said.
He also noted a much improved anti-terror cooperation between the two countries.
The way to build a strong relationship with Pakistan is to stop the drone, halt the CIA operations, unleash a Marshall Plan, implement the ROZ, ratify the FTA and stop blaming the Pakistanis for the Afghan defeat. Unless and until these things happen there will be no trust. The unspoken message is that that Pakistan has options with China, with Iran and with Russia. If the US pushes too hard those options will be realized.
