Bombing Doesn't Solve Too Much

This was apparently the threat made by the Americans to the Pakistanis if they didn't cooperate in removing the Taliban from Afghanistan. The claim does have some threads of credibility. Pakistan is basically a nerve center for global terrorism and Pakistani intelligence services helped establish and maintain the Taliban. They were useful to keep order in an otherwise violent and chaotic country with the possibility that it would spill over into Pakistan.

Pakistan is alleged to have sponsored terrorism against it hated neighbour and regional rival India. India appears a more committed ally to the West than Pakistan. Also, many elements within Pakistan’s hierarchy - military, intelligence and certainly religious - are basically anti-western anyway.

So it could well have taken the threat of bombing, the big stick, with promises of aid, the carrot, to get the Pakistanis to play ball. However, if they are doing so under duress it does bring into question just how reliable an ally they are and just how committed they really are to the war on terror.

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okay so i'm bored and a little sleepy. i went out with friends last night and didn't get home till midnight. nothing big if i was 21 still but rushing up on 31 is making a sister tire more easily when unexpected things transpire. then i was coughing and feeling a mess till i fell asleep. okay so yeah really didn't work and now my latest addiction (blogshares) is down and i can't increase my fictional networth (i'm hovering around 335 billion right now). i'm watching an abc family film and it's making me nuts that i am being so lazy that i haven't changed the channel yet. i also went out with my mother today and true to my word four and half hours after we left we were back at home. a few simple modifications of how i interact with her made that more enjoyable for me. if i take her with me when i need to get my hair done and let her loose in the mall then i get at least ninety minutes alone while she roams about. if i go to one or two stores that i want to go with her then i can ignore her hovering while i shop lol. if i just force her to make a decision then i don't get annoyed when she asks me to take her somewhere. we hit three stores in the mall, went over to Chili's and then up to Wally-World after i got my hair done and made it back to my home after checking the mail in four and a half hours. the only thing i didn't get was my brownie fudge sundae and a margarita so i'll go mix that up in a bit and bake a fresh pan of brownies and sit down and enjoy myself.

i found a cute card for Roaming Soldier, well two--a belated birthday since i should have mailed His card with the first batch of letters to make sure it was there before His birthday and another for father's day, while stuck in Wally-World. i also got a birthday card for Night Owl and an anniversary card for my brother and sister in law. they are gonna go "you make me sick" which means i did good with the choosing. He is going to smile and smirk i'm quite positive. Night Owl is just going to tell me to shut up most likely--especially since Dallas will hopefully be up 2-0 in the series and she will be 2 more Miami losses away from eating delicious frosted cake. regardless it was a good day out and as you can see i got quiz happy. now i want sugar and liquor. oh and a nice side of Roaming Soldier would do me nicely as well.

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