- Now tell me why would US wnat to weaken the Pakistan army ... it is thier biggest asset in the region .... the first foreign trip taken by Musharaf was to "west" .... he is more "free" in US then he is Pakistan. So please don;t be under this impression that the US wants to "weaken" the Pakistan army as an institution ..... Now you talk about nuclear weapons .... if US can "buy" out it's President, Prime minister, the army chief ... and half the political groups in Pakistan ......don't you think they can "buy" out the nuclear weapons !!!!!!
aam bandha- i agree with ur thoughts but why US wants to weaken the army is so it can have accesss to the nuclear assets. u r right to ask why US doesnt just buy em. My question to u is, has it been able to?
US has not been able to buy the nuclear assets and the reason is tht Pakistani army (which controls Pakistani politics, not the politicians) see nuclear assets as its only real assets as the whole country is pretty much down the drain. The only real negotiating card they have to essert some kind of authority in the neighbourhood or internationaly.
Why US cant c nuclear assets in Pakistans hands is not that its running scared of Pakstan but is worried about what may bring tomorrow in Pakistan! the real fear from their point of view is that Pak might shift its stance towards real enemies of the US in the region like Russia, China, or Iran.
So we c this context when Taliban r running wild in the country. They r financed and backed by US or some say Mossad and Raw. Either way the objective is to create havoc and then convince the international community that the Pakistani nuclear issue must be looked at seriously.
That is wht i think, what do u say?