Pakistan's Foreign Policy?

[Jolie]

Re: Pakistan's Foreign Policy?

We can talk about how things could have been done differently, but you can't just dismiss a thundering superpower marching next door with the approval of the world. Even china might not have sided with you. I read about Musharraf and he said that america didn't ask to seal the border, but if I was in his place, then I would have been proactive and sealed the border with army + FC myself. We would probably loose some soldiers due to taliban wanting to get in but thousands more won't be dead or wounded along with collateral damage and economical damage to Pakistan.

I agreed with your post and liked what I read until

By the same logic, training of Afghan Mujhadeen could also be justified because then another hostile superpower was marching at your door step. I know we are talking in hindsight, but the way Pakistan is resisting Saudia Arabia it looks like a lesson has been learned so all that criticism on Pakistan's approach to 9/11 is now bearing some useful results. So it is important to talk about those issues and offer valid criticism. Things could have been handled better.

Pakistan post 9/11 didn't even bother negotiating with US. No one saying that Pakistan could have said complete no to US but certain terms and conditions could have been approved. For instance, sealing of Pak-Afghan border to "help" USA.

But truth of the matter is, Musharraf being a dictator was more under pressure and he desperately needed the West to recognise his legitimacy. Otherwise they could have made life very difficult for him. Saddam was already in the bad books.

Ganjoos leaving behind a totally effed up economy and nearly a bankrupted country didn't help the case either.

[Doppleganger]

Re: Pakistan's Foreign Policy?

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By the same logic, training of Afghan Mujhadeen could also be justified because then another hostile superpower was marching at your door step. I know we are talking in hindsight, but the way Pakistan is resisting Saudia Arabia it looks like a lesson has been learned so all that criticism on Pakistan's approach to 9/11 is now bearing some useful results. So it is important to talk about those issues and offer valid criticism. Things could have been handled better.
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I am not against the afghan war, though we could have done it better by organizing and supporting rational forces. I know that CIA liked (probably still does) wahabis because they are "crazies but they fought till the end". It is Pakistan's fault that it decided to destroy itself by allowing to become a nursery of wahabbi terrorists. This is where leadership comes in.

PS Why can't we criticize leaders? Imran does act like a taliban apologist so many times. Aren't people who make excuses for altaf hussain altaf / mqm apologists?