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Republicans sharply criticize Pakistan in debate
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Pakistan took a lot of criticism in Saturday's Republican presidential debate, with a leading candidate saying it was nearly a failed state and another suggesting the United States cut its foreign aid to zero.
But it is unclear whether any of their ideas is likely to be imposed on a country that has nuclear weapons and whose cooperation is seen as vital to stabilizing Afghanistan as the United States prepares to pull out from there by the end of 2014.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said Pakistan has multiple centers of power including the relatively weak civilian leadership, the military and the powerful intelligence agency know as the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate.
"The right way to deal with Pakistan is to recognize that Pakistan is not a country, like other countries, with a strong political center that you can go to and say, 'Gee, can we come here, will you take care of this problem?'" Romney said.
"This is instead a nation which is close to being a failed state. I hope it doesn't reach that point, but it's really a fragile nation," he said.
Polls point to Romney as the Republican who would be the most likely among the party's crop of candidates to defeat President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in the November 2012 U.S. presidential election. The Republicans begin choosing their nominee in state contests beginning in January.
Texas Governor Rick Perry suggested that every country, including Pakistan, should see its U.S. aid eliminated each year and then should convince the United States why it deserves any money at all.
"Then we'll have a conversation in this country about whether or not a penny of our taxpayer dollars needs to go into those countries," Perry said in response to a question about whether Islamabad was playing a double game with Washington.
"Pakistan is clearly sending us messages ... that they don't deserve our foreign aid ... because they're not being honest with us," he added.
"American soldiers' lives are being put at jeopardy because of that country ... and it's time for us as a country to say no to foreign aid to countries that don't support the United States of America," he said.
Businessman Herman Cain had difficulty offering a direct response when asked whether Pakistan was ultimately an ally or adversary. "There isn't a clear answer as to whether or not Pakistan is a friend or foe," Cain said."
U.S. officials have long argued that the Taliban and other militants enjoy safe havens in Pakistan from which they attack U.S. soldiers in neighboring Afghanistan.
They privately argue Pakistan plays a double game, taking billions of dollars in U.S. aid while elements of its government tolerate militant groups such as the Haqqani network blamed for a September attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul.
Pakistan says it has made more sacrifices than any other country in the war against militancy, losing about 10,000 members of its military and security forces.
There have been growing questions in Washington about whether U.S. troops should to go after Taliban safe havens in Pakistan, an idea sure to be deeply unpopular in a population already embittered by U.S. drone strikes.
Some Republican candidates argued that the United States has little choice but to nurture relations with Pakistan, citing the fact that it has nuclear arms and that it has to be part of the solution in Afghanistan.
"Pakistan must be a friend of the United States for the reason that Michele (Bachmann) outlined. Pakistan is a nuclear power," said former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, referring to fellow Republican candidate Bachmann.
"It's important for us, with a nuclear power with a very vast number of people in Pakistan who are radicalizing, that we keep a solid and stable relationship and work through our difficulties," he added.
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republicans bark is worse then their bite. Historically pakistan has faired better under republicans. All I can say is at leat zardari and musharaff dont get touched up when they go to america,

Republicans are more of a hardliners than democrats -- aren't they the one who destroyed Iraq and talibans ? Republians do deliver.
 
republicans bark is worse then their bite. Historically pakistan has faired better under republicans. All I can say is at leat zardari and musharaff dont get touched up when they go to america,

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-...ked-india-take-up-issue-us-highest-level.html

Nice try saving the nation's honor Aryan.Let's save it till the Republicans apologize like how the US embarrassingly apologized to Kalam(I wouldn't hold my breath over the apology though....Perhaps GOP should think of suing them too)

BTW,Isn't the Unites Stated "touching" you guys enough with hellfires...?Bah,that's hardly an insult to the nation,right champ!!!
 
Nice try saving the nation's honor Aryan.Let's save it till the Republicans apologize like how the US embarrassingly apologized to Kalam(I wouldn't hold my breath over the apology though....Perhaps GOP should think of suing them too)

BTW,Isn't the Unites Stated "touching" you guys enough with hellfires...?Bah,that's hardly an insult to the nation,right champ!!!

well its going a bit off topic but i suppose every country can now frisk indian leaders and then appologise lol (ill offer to frisk pryanka )
 
I hope this disaster of a President Obama goes and either Romney or McCain comes in.
 
well its going a bit off topic but i suppose every country can now frisk indian leaders and then appologise lol (ill offer to frisk pryanka )

only iff somebody wants to come there..yes and I believe nobody is above the land of the law, I am an Indian and i dont have any issue with Kalam's frisking. moreover we know its USA cheap diplomatic tactics which they would have avoided easily.
lol you can dream off to frisk Priyanka,while our customs frisk Veena Malik regularly.:what:
 
well its going a bit off topic but i suppose every country can now frisk indian leaders and then appologise lol (ill offer to frisk pryanka )

APJ isn't a leader mate.He is a rocket scientist.So great is the man that he insists on not using his VIP status and flies private coach.Hence,He gets treated like a normal passenger,subject to checks.I don't see him whining.

And you want to draw a parallel between the incident and the daily clobbering that Pakistan is being getting from the Western media so much so that nations don't want to send flood aid anymore?You guys do keep your eyes trained on the wrong things!!!
 
another suggesting the United States cut its foreign aid to zero.

Please do it, the Pakistani nation is begging you to do it..we dont want your aid which keeps corrupt politicians like zardari on payroll!
 
APJ isn't a leader mate.He is a rocket scientist.So great is the man that he insists on not using his VIP status and flies private coach.Hence,He gets treat like a normal passenger subjected to checks.I don't see him whining.

And you want to draw a parallel between the incident and the daily clobbering that Pakistan is being getting from the Western media so much so that nations don't want to send flood aid anymore?You guys do keep your eyes trained on the wrong things!!!

Back on topic Pakistan fairs better under republicans than democrats so bring it on. They use propagand against pakistan and drones cos obviously they are not getting what they want from pakistan.
 
APJ isn't a leader mate.He is a rocket scientist.So great is the man that he insists on not using his VIP status and flies private coach.Hence,He gets treat like a normal passenger subjected to checks.I don't see him whining.

And you want to draw a parallel between the incident and the daily clobbering that Pakistan is being getting from the Western media so much so that nations don't want to send flood aid anymore?You guys do keep your eyes trained on the wrong things!!!

Its mitt romney for 2012.Good time For Israel,bad time for Islamic countries.
Obama is a Holy cow compared to the Republicans.
 
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