No, that isn't what is going to happen. The support WILL be qualified; the Chinese will not permit Pakistan to pull its tail.
America showed great patience before and competence during the Abbottabad raid. The competence everyone knows about. The patience part people don't: for over twelve years and three U.S. presidents and multiple Pakistani leaders Pakistan had promised to deliver bin Laden. That's right, even when Bill Clinton was president and OBL was in Afghanistan. Pakistan promised but did nothing and eventually even disbanded the P.A. unit dedicated to looking for bin Laden. No surprise, then, that when U.S. officials strongly suspected - with some evidence - that bin Laden was comfortably ensconced in the bosom of the Pakistani military that they concluded Pakistan had either been lying to them or continued to boast, "No Osama here!" to cover up their own ignorance.
I don't doubt that traveling Pakistani officials are greeted with smiles in Moscow and Beijing . A smile is what's left when people try to restrain their mirth and relief. Didn't the Abbottabad episode demonstrate that a devious Pakistan is not to be feared nor (as the U.S. demonstrated) respected? After a while they may tire of the amusement and lose interest in their Pakistani guests entirely.
Maybe 10-20 years down the line we may know what truly happened in Abbottabad and it may be quite a different picture than what we have seen to date.
However i shall assume that it was indeed what it was claimed to be and OBL was killed in that raid as a result of a unilateral operation by USA and Pakistan only found out later.
So what does this prove?
The notion that the Pakistani state hid the murderer of thousands of Pakistanis deliberately is retarded when we see the cost of the terrorism and war against terrorism in terms of lives and economy.
The fact that Al Qaeda has been hitting Pakistan is quite openly known.
The role of Pakistan Army in killing and capturing Al Qaeda leaders and operatives is equally documented and does prove that Pakistan is fighting against Al Qaeda.
To ponder openly in an accusing manner in front of world media as to why and how OBL was living in Abbottabad near the military is something pathetic since all the while the tone taken by US officials was one which was just short of openly declaring ISI as complicit in hiding OBL.
The call traces were run by ISI which eventually identified the courier.
The accusation against ISI is uncalled for since if it indeed was such a double dealing agency and was betraying its own country, it could at least have done a better job at hiding OBL and certainly would not have handed over phone call records and traces to CIA, which eventually led to Operation Geronimo.
But then again it is preposterous to even consider that ISI would protect OBL at the cost of itself, its country, its people...and yet this is what is implied by our Ally.
The fact that this notion exists in minds of people like you and is also reiterated by some responsible people in USA as a concern clearly tells me that this so called alliance has run its course, there is no trust and respect in this relationship and unless there is a miracle soon...i expect this relationship to end.
I guess it is better for both countries this way.
According to you the operation against OBL in Abbottabad proves that USA is the most competent and patient of allies.
I have respect for your troops and never disrespect any professional soldier or hardworking civilian of any country...however one thing i can never digest, especially since you are so proud of the competency and patience displayed by your state.
Tell me one thing...why did USA attack Afghanistan?
It was to capture or kill OBL, right?
So Was it the
double dealing devious Pakistan who let the murderer of so many innocent US citizens walk off Scott free when they had him surrounded in Tora Bora?
Competence and patience?
My a**!
There have been many mistakes made in this war against terror.
I do not blame your troops nor would I ever degrade them, they will give their lives for USA and are professional and dedicated soldiers.
I am though, very doubtful of the motives of the policy makers and decision makers.
I am quite sick of USA being painted as above criticism and devoid of selfish motives while it moves around the world opening so many fronts.
Extremism is on the rise and not in decline.
The more war and destabilization is created, the more these bloody terrorists win.
Where is the accountability/explanation USA demands of its allies but is unwilling to offer itself?
What scandal befell USA when OBL escaped Tora Bora?
How many heads rolled and how many inquiries were made into the events surrounding this stupendous blunder?
What sort of failure should it be called?
To launch a war for capture of one person and then surround him and still fail to nab him?
What sort of questions does it raise to date in the media and society of USA?
Nothing much as i have seen, all was forgotten and forgiven almost immediately by the media and world.
Even 9/11 was a huge intelligence failure, but once you set out to capture this one man...even then you failed.
Not because he hid in Pakistan, no sir...he was there in front of you.
Yet you failed and the war continued for another decade.
But god forbid if someone raises questions on this blunder, he is told that OBL was USA's enemy so to think that it was deliberate is retarded.
Yet same is applied to Pakistani military, intelligentsia and government and sticks in the western media and state departments.
I am sure that Tora Bora was all fault of your Afghan allies, just like today it is the fault of Pakistan.
"Someone Else's fault" is indeed a syndrome in this part of the world due to the massive deprivation, poverty and lack of education.
However, it seems the USA suffers from it as well.
USA is all competent and so patient in its 100% pure and selfless cause, yet surrounded by double dealing devils who are looking after other impure interests.
Yes Afghanistan and Pakistan have made many mistakes and i am sure have their many flaws;I have always openly blamed both countries and their leadership and society for their mistakes.
However to pretend that you alone are driven by pure motivations and are the only one capable of not making blunders is far from the truth and reeks of arrogance and self denial.
Your foreign policy mistakes, intelligence failures of gigantic proportions, covert/overt OPs in foreign countries (Bay of Pigs ring a bell?) and many military ventures all over the world still do not raise much hue and cry in your local media, so you carry on pretending it is all good in the hands of the competent USA?
The fact that your government/media covers all this sh*t up does not make it the one and only truth.
