Armstrong
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How its ought to be is not how it is, you know this.
Did they not fidget, why was the GLOC opened then without cessation in drone strikes, without a stop on convert activities in Pakistan, without contingent conditions being imposed upon the Americans. You closed the GLOC and they opened it- net result though- zero. Making symbolic stands sans any tangible change on the ground resulting from said stand is good for celebrating idealistic tropes, not so good for cogent policy making. How much money do you want to bet right now that whatever leverage you think you have will either be under-utilized or not at all?
Obviously your leaders have a "stake" and that will also play role.
I think you missed 'should' in my very first post - That is how it should be !
The cessation of Drone Strikes was a PPP bogey nothing more it wasn't asked by the Establishment anyhow ! The covert activities in Pakistan are covert for a reason & after Raymmond Davis & Haqqani they're being dealt with !
Whatever the arm's length transaction was between them & us is not something that either of us or the ones who write articles after articles about it, are privy to so we may never know what the ground results were !