Pakistan will overcome challenges | Ex-CIA Chief.

[Pakistanisage]

Ex-CIA chief Hayden says Pakistan will overcome challenges
By APP
Published

WASHINGTON: Former CIA director Michael Hayden has hailed Pakistan's ongoing operation, Zarb-i-Azb, in North Waziristan and voiced confidence that the country would ride out multiple problems.

Hayden, who led the Central Intelligence Agency between 2006 and 2008, also said the United States should help Pakistan in bringing development to terrorism-afflicted areas.

The US, he said, has not been nearly good enough in that kind of effort.

“When I was in government, we tried to build economic opportunity zones in the tribal region with the Pakistani government,” he said in reference to the George W Bush administration's move.

The United States could not get move through Congress because there were objections from American labor unions with regard to labor laws in Pakistan. “Those are the kinds of things, we need to do. We need to change conditions on the ground to give the people in the tribal region economic opportunity,” he told APP, after a discussion organized at the annual convention of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent in North America.

Hayden said he understood the Pakistani concerns vis- a-vis TTP militants’ safe havens on the Afghan soil and stressed the need for Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation against militant sanctuaries on both sides of the border.

Hayden, who also served as National Security Agency Director from 1999 to 2005, said he thought that Pakistan army would never enter North Waziristan. “But they have, and I am very heartened to see that. I think that is a very positive sign. Very hard work,” There should be followed up steps to improve education, reconstruct the areas and create economic opportunity for the people, Hayden argued while referring to the importance of clear, hold and build aspects of the counter-terrorism strategy.

“It requires education, and economic development,” he said.

In interviews with Pakistani private news channels Hayden highlighted the significance of Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation.

“We understand the problem of safe havens on both sides of the border. What we need our two friends Afghanistan and Pakistan to work hard to eliminate those safe havens and to cooperate with one another.“

And if our continued presence there makes that easier that in itself is a good reason for us to stay (in Afghanistan), he said.

“I understand. But I visited Kabul. And I heard the same thing from the Afghan side. We all need to do better.”

He said the emergence of a strong civil society and democratic government in Pakistan is a good sign for the country, “despite current turbulence.”

It is my hope and expectation that Pakistan will overcome the situation, he said in response to a question.

“I understand Pakistan has many problems but my hope and expectation is that Pakistan will work through the problems.”

The United States, he said, should not completely withdraw from Afghanistan in two years and must leave a residual force behind.

“I strongly believe that a residual American force is good for America, good for Afghanistan and good for Pakistan.”


Ex-CIA chief Hayden says Pakistan will overcome challenges - World - DAWN.COM

 

[Zarvan]

Ex-CIA chief Hayden says Pakistan will overcome challenges
By APP
Published

WASHINGTON: Former CIA director Michael Hayden has hailed Pakistan's ongoing operation, Zarb-i-Azb, in North Waziristan and voiced confidence that the country would ride out multiple problems.

Hayden, who led the Central Intelligence Agency between 2006 and 2008, also said the United States should help Pakistan in bringing development to terrorism-afflicted areas.

The US, he said, has not been nearly good enough in that kind of effort.

“When I was in government, we tried to build economic opportunity zones in the tribal region with the Pakistani government,” he said in reference to the George W Bush administration's move.

The United States could not get move through Congress because there were objections from American labor unions with regard to labor laws in Pakistan. “Those are the kinds of things, we need to do. We need to change conditions on the ground to give the people in the tribal region economic opportunity,” he told APP, after a discussion organized at the annual convention of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent in North America.

Hayden said he understood the Pakistani concerns vis- a-vis TTP militants’ safe havens on the Afghan soil and stressed the need for Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation against militant sanctuaries on both sides of the border.

Hayden, who also served as National Security Agency Director from 1999 to 2005, said he thought that Pakistan army would never enter North Waziristan. “But they have, and I am very heartened to see that. I think that is a very positive sign. Very hard work,” There should be followed up steps to improve education, reconstruct the areas and create economic opportunity for the people, Hayden argued while referring to the importance of clear, hold and build aspects of the counter-terrorism strategy.

“It requires education, and economic development,” he said.

In interviews with Pakistani private news channels Hayden highlighted the significance of Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation.

“We understand the problem of safe havens on both sides of the border. What we need our two friends Afghanistan and Pakistan to work hard to eliminate those safe havens and to cooperate with one another.“

And if our continued presence there makes that easier that in itself is a good reason for us to stay (in Afghanistan), he said.

“I understand. But I visited Kabul. And I heard the same thing from the Afghan side. We all need to do better.”

He said the emergence of a strong civil society and democratic government in Pakistan is a good sign for the country, “despite current turbulence.”

It is my hope and expectation that Pakistan will overcome the situation, he said in response to a question.

“I understand Pakistan has many problems but my hope and expectation is that Pakistan will work through the problems.”

The United States, he said, should not completely withdraw from Afghanistan in two years and must leave a residual force behind.

“I strongly believe that a residual American force is good for America, good for Afghanistan and good for Pakistan.”


Ex-CIA chief Hayden says Pakistan will overcome challenges - World - DAWN.COM

Pakistanis need to be alert now because these guys can't be trusted I think he was trying to send some message to some one

 

[Pakistanisage]

Whatever Pakistan did in North Waziristan was meant to protect Pakistan's own National Interest and not to appease the US. The US opinion should not mean anything to us. Pakistan would like to see the exit of the US from our region and US should mind their own business.

Pakistanis need to be alert now because these guys can't be trusted I think he was trying to send some message to some one

 

[utraash]

That means he is supporting another military rule in Pakistan....

 

[Crypto]

That means he is supporting another military rule in Pakistan....

What ???

 

[IceCold]

We know we will once this corrupt and inept government is removed from power. Everything ultimately comes back to the governance which is why i keep bringing them into the discussion. It has nothing to do with politics but a simple fact that Pakistan needs good governance which can only be achieved if Pakistan has a government that is more loyal to Pakistan and its interests rather than that of US and Saudi-Arabia.
Unfortunately the previous government of Zardari and now Nawaz are the exact opposite of what we need today in Pakistan.

 

[Pakistanisage]

We know we will once this corrupt and inept government is removed from power. Everything ultimately comes back to the governance which is why i keep bringing them into the discussion. It has nothing to do with politics but a simple fact that Pakistan needs good governance which can only be achieved if Pakistan has a government that is more loyal to Pakistan and its interests rather than that of US and Saudi-Arabia.
Unfortunately the previous government of Zardari and now Nawaz are the exact opposite of what we need today in Pakistan.

Zardari/Nawaz style Governments are relics of the PAST.

Pakistani People will not allow these Robbers to stay in Power to line their pockets at the expense of Pakistani Taxpayer.

Pakistani Public demands GOOD GOVERNANCE.

All the Nawaz Government has shown so far is their penchant for MEGA PROJECTS at inflated prices that are awarded to Foreign Companies so that KICKBACKS can be received overseas leaving no TRACK RECORD.

It is time to kick these BUMS out of the office.

Yeh Pakistan inn kay baba jan ki malkiyat nahi hai.

 

[B+ Dracula]

Zardari/Nawaz style Governments are relics of the PAST.
Pakistani People will not allow these Robbers to stay in Power to line their pockets at the expense of Pakistani Taxpayer.
Pakistani Public demands GOOD GOVERNANCE.
All the Nawaz Government has shown so far is their penchant for MEGA PROJECTS at inflated prices that are awarded to Foreign Companies so that KICKBACKS can be received overseas leaving no TRACK RECORD.
It is time to kick these BUMS out of the office.
Yeh Pakistan inn kay baba jan ki malkiyat nahi hai.

Although I trust on my Leader IK Instincts .....But
Yesterday I was there in Long March, again going there in half an hour, But it seemz to me ppl are not ready for drastic change or they have estab the pattern like Fixed Cattle used to drag water out of Well or Chained Elephent who never attempt to get himself free bcoz of his previous failed Attempts

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

Whatever Pakistan did in North Waziristan was meant to protect Pakistan's own National Interest and not to appease the US. The US opinion should not mean anything to us. Pakistan would like to see the exit of the US from our region and US should mind their own business.

WELL SAID

 

[474474]

"Something something trust no one" - Nick Fury

 

[AdeelFaheem]

WASHINGTON: Former CIA director Michael Hayden has hailed Pakistan's ongoing operation, Zarb-i-Azb, in North Waziristan and voiced confidence that the country would ride out multiple problems.

Hayden, who led the Central Intelligence Agency between 2006 and 2008, also said the United States should help Pakistan in bringing development to terrorism-afflicted areas.

The US, he said, has not been nearly good enough in that kind of effort.

“When I was in government, we tried to build economic opportunity zones in the tribal region with the Pakistani government,” he said in reference to the George W Bush administration's move.

The United States could not get move through Congress because there were objections from American labor unions with regard to labor laws in Pakistan. “Those are the kinds of things, we need to do. We need to change conditions on the ground to give the people in the tribal region economic opportunity,” he told APP, after a discussion organized at the annual convention of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent in North America.

Hayden said he understood the Pakistani concerns vis- a-vis TTP militants’ safe havens on the Afghan soil and stressed the need for Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation against militant sanctuaries on both sides of the border.

Hayden, who also served as National Security Agency Director from 1999 to 2005, said he thought that Pakistan army would never enter North Waziristan. “But they have, and I am very heartened to see that. I think that is a very positive sign. Very hard work,” There should be followed up steps to improve education, reconstruct the areas and create economic opportunity for the people, Hayden argued while referring to the importance of clear, hold and build aspects of the counter-terrorism strategy.

“It requires education, and economic development,” he said.

In interviews with Pakistani private news channels Hayden highlighted the significance of Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation.

“We understand the problem of safe havens on both sides of the border. What we need our two friends Afghanistan and Pakistan to work hard to eliminate those safe havens and to cooperate with one another.“

And if our continued presence there makes that easier that in itself is a good reason for us to stay (in Afghanistan), he said.

“I understand. But I visited Kabul. And I heard the same thing from the Afghan side. We all need to do better.”

He said the emergence of a strong civil society and democratic government in Pakistan is a good sign for the country, “despite current turbulence.”

It is my hope and expectation that Pakistan will overcome the situation, he said in response to a question.

“I understand Pakistan has many problems but my hope and expectation is that Pakistan will work through the problems.”

The United States, he said, should not completely withdraw from Afghanistan in two years and must leave a residual force behind.

“I strongly believe that a residual American force is good for America, good for Afghanistan and good for Pakistan.”

Source : Ex-CIA chief Hayden says Pakistan will overcome challenges - World - DAWN.COM
Yes We Will Insha'allah!

 

[EagleEyes]

Yes it will If Afghanistan can take care of its border and stop cross border attacks.

 

[VCheng]

These are wise words of warning indeed:

Not too big to fail - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

QUOTE:

"But things are changing. The world is becoming better accustomed to failure. Washington concluded a while ago that it could not bring peace to Iraq, and walked away. Its return to that country last week to conduct air strikes against the jihadists of the militant group Islamic State was grudging, limited and pessimistic. The US has also resignedly watched developments in Syria, Ukraine, Israel-Palestine and elsewhere. The challenge in Syria is particularly extreme, with the country poised to be a haven for violent extremism in the heart of the Middle East.

Pakistan is thus no longer unique in its ability to teeter on the brink of collapse in ways that would be potentially destabilising to its neighbours. The paranoia that the thought of a jihadist Pakistan used to induce has lessened as an increasing number of European countries see their Muslim nationals flock to Syria, and fret that they may launch attacks upon their return.

Pakistan’s access to nuclear bombs will of course keep it on the global radar for many years to come, but it may only be a matter of time before this too is a more common phenomenon.

It is in this context that Pakistan’s refusal to tackle internal challenges could lead to instability. The default mode of Pakistan’s leaders is to act now, think later. They feel no need to cultivate a long-term vision for the country believing that they will always be bailed out of trouble: the politicians wait for the military to come to the rescue, the military waits for the US to step in with the backing of the international community.

Ironically, this very confidence in the fact that we’re too big to fail could trigger failure because the international community, plagued by crises, is losing the will to help those who won’t help themselves.

There are many counts on which Pakistan’s intransigence is likely to cause the world to throw up its hands in frustration and give up: the continued ambivalence towards militant groups, and the tendency to pit ‘good’ Taliban against ‘bad’ Taliban while engaging in proxy warfare; the irrational and self-serving behaviour of Pakistan’s politicians (as manifest in the recent shenanigans of the three Ps in Punjab); the absolute refusal to tackle systemic discrimination and persecution of religious minorities; and the failure to introduce meaningful economic reforms. While fighting to win small battles, our leaders have lost the plot.

There are many analysts who believe the realisation that we are no longer too big to fail (or that our failure won’t be as catastrophic or unique as previously believed) has driven the recent military operation in North Waziristan. Many have linked the military’s alleged pursuit of the Haqqani network to the fact that the US has made the release of a $300m tranche of the Coalition Support Fund conditional on an operation targeting the group.

If true, this would suggest our complacency has been shaken. Let’s hope the world’s diminishing interest in saving us from ourselves leads to introspection, self-reliance and responsible policymaking."

/QUOTE

 

[VelocuR]

Curious - I don't recognize who is this Syed Ali Haider?

 

[CENTCOM]

Honestly, some of the comments here are quite unbelievable. How do any of his statements translate to supporting military rule? How can one assume that a “message” is being sent to someone through this an interview with public media? The only message we can derive from these statements is the one we have been firm on all this time: that Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States all have to work together if we want to successfully tackle the issue of terrorism and that the issue of terrorist movement and activities across the AF/PAK border. The next ISAF Commander, Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Campbell, has also recently commended Pakistan for its recent operation in Waziristan and hopes that efforts like those will continue. He said, “the insurgents cross back and forth along the porous Afghan-Pakistan border so the discussions and efforts to root them out are important to the leaders and people of both countries.”

Haroon Ahmad
DET – U.S. Central Command
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