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Dear Icecold-the question which begs to be asked is Who will take credit for this US largesse?
the new govt?
Musharraf?
Kiyani?
or
Sen Biden?
How about all of them?
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Dear Icecold-the question which begs to be asked is Who will take credit for this US largesse?
the new govt?
Musharraf?
Kiyani?
or
Sen Biden?
Malay ji long time no see. But nice to see u again.
why is that in India that is
1. India ensures that its schools and colleges are functional.
2. the Indian middle class (esp parents) know that the only way for upward mobility is to get a education (higher the better)
3. The Indian govt expects ToT from any foreign investment in their local industry.
4. India did not nationalise their business houses like our dear ZAB did.
Maqsad:
It is not the United States job or responsibility to stimulate anything in our nation.
The fact that I had to actually argue against the US just handing the money over to the GoP, expecting it to utilize it properly (which you also implicitly agree with, when pointing out the failure of our politicians to "fix" the problems), indicates a deep malaise in our nations political system.
I have to agree with Fatman here, the responsibility is ours - when we do not necessarily have the educational infrastructure to cater to all of these "high tech" industries, then why blame the US?
Its our job to plan and implement such programs and ensure we have adequate human resources to man them, not the US's. If you want the US to ensure that we have the right policies and programs, as well as providing the money for them, then we might as well add five more States in the US constitution - Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Sarhad and kashmir.
If this plan goes through, the US will have shown extraordinary generosity in attempting to help us fix our affairs, we cannot ask any more of her. How we utilize that aid is entirely our responsibility.
Democrats discuss new aid package for Pakistan
By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, April 17: The Democrats, who already control the US Congress and are likely to win the 2008 presidential election as well, have started consultations to offer a new $7 billion aid package to Pakistan.
The United States needs to stay engaged with Pakistan, says Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat and co-chair of the bipartisan Pakistan Caucus on Capitol Hill. We cannot stand idly by while the new Pakistani government struggles to strengthen democracy.
Senior congressional aides told Dawn that the Democrats have started consultations on an aid package initiated last year by Joseph Biden, a six-term senator and chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
While theres little possibility of an early approval of the Biden package, diplomatic sources in Washington say that the US may soon offer $200 million to help stabilise the newly elected government in Islamabad.
Mr Biden, who was also a candidate for this years presidential election but later dropped out of the race, had put together this package to encourage Pakistan to stay on the road to democracy.
The package includes $1.5 billion a year in civilian aid for at least five years and a $1 billion democracy dividend as a reward for holding elections and forming a coalition government.
It proposes to tie counter-terrorism aid to Pakistans performance in the war against terror and to provide more assistance to civilian law enforcers.
A report in Britains Guardian newspaper on Thursday, however, presented this aid package as a new strategy agreed between Washington and the civilian rulers in Islamabad.
But sources at the US State Department and the Pakistan Embassy in Washington told Dawn that they have not heard of a new strategy or aid package for Pakistan.
They explained that the current $3.2 billion aid package expires in October 2009 and by then Washington will have a new administration, which will want to negotiate a new deal with Pakistan on its own terms.
So, it makes little sense for the current administration to finalise a five-year package so close to the US presidential election, scheduled on Nov 4, said a source.
Sources in the US Congress also said that they do not expect the legislature to approve Senator Bidens proposal before the US presidential election.
The package, however, is seen in Congress as a major strategic move for encouraging democracy in Pakistan. It would triple the amount of non-military aid to Pakistan, and is aimed at redefining the bilateral relationship.
Senator Bidens proposal also shifts US focus from dependence on the military to a greater engagement with political forces in Pakistan.