Christine Fair goes hysterical

[Mercenary]

No we are not so touchy about people saying stuff to deny them Visa. She has visited Pakistan a few times as guest of the GoP and will probably come again.

Christina Fair's comments are representative of a part of the American PoV. The fact that she mentions that Pakistan is diametrically opposed to their goal of getting rid of Taliban is indeed the case. Pakistan feels that just like the US and India have their supporters in Afghanistan, Pakistan also has the need to have friends and not be left in the lurch. The US went into Afghanistan to get rid of AQ and Pakistan helped with that. However once the war turned into an anti-Pashtun CI campaign, then we have had a divergence of views.

Its unfortunate but Pakistan is not looking to pick a fight with the US or harm the US. However whatever arrangement is made in Afghanistan, Pakistan has to live with that for decades. And we rather not have a dispensation that puts us at a great disadvantage by facilitating the United States' regional (mind you, not global but regional) goals.

As long as Pakistan can guarantee with 100% certanity that Al Qaeda will not be allowed to re-group in Afghanistan and establish bases there from which to launch more global terrortist attacks.

I personally don't care about Afghanistan or who rules that.

All I want is a guarantee that Pakistan can deliver that FATA and Afghanistan will no longer be a sanctuary to foreign terrorists.

If Pakistan can deliver that, USA needs to get out of Afghanistan and Pashtuns can go back to their daily pasttime of killing and maiming each other and having life spans of 30 years.