Comments on: Pakistan ditches Kabul, Tehran http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/02/08/pakistan-ditches-kabul-tehran/ Reflections on foreign affairs Tue, 21 May 2013 16:24:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Johan http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/02/08/pakistan-ditches-kabul-tehran/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Johan http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/?p=2488#comment-1384 “The tensions in the United States-Pakistan ties are fast subsiding.” It would seem there are strong mutually opposing currents running these days in Pakistan, apparently not a new thing. Reading an article in today's (8 Feb.) Asia Times titled “Pakistan snubs US over Osama informer” one is left guessing what comes next… However, there is a folk say in Eastern Europe that “money bores a hole where a drill cannot”, quite a universal truth, and one could safely bet on it's use here by the highly experienced Uncle Sam... “The tensions in the United States-Pakistan ties are fast subsiding.”

It would seem there are strong mutually opposing currents running these days in Pakistan, apparently not a new thing. Reading an article in today’s (8 Feb.) Asia Times titled “Pakistan snubs US over Osama informer” one is left guessing what comes next…

However, there is a folk say in Eastern Europe that “money bores a hole where a drill cannot”, quite a universal truth, and one could safely bet on it’s use here by the highly experienced Uncle Sam…

]]> By: Salam pottengal http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/2012/02/08/pakistan-ditches-kabul-tehran/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Salam pottengal http://blogs.rediff.com/mkbhadrakumar/?p=2488#comment-1383 Pakistan ruling class' whimsical romance with the U.S is completely divorced from the reality on the ground. the people on the ground know that sleeping with the U.S is nothing but a sure ticket for ultimate disaster, end of the day. The sooner the govt realize it the better. Pakistan ruling class’ whimsical romance with the U.S is completely divorced from the reality on the ground. the people on the ground know that sleeping with the U.S is nothing but a sure ticket for ultimate disaster, end of the day. The sooner the govt realize it the better.

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