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Thread #98726   Message #1958123
Posted By: dianavan
05-Feb-07 - 02:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: Pakistan and the Taliban
Subject: BS: Pakistan and the Taliban
There is alot I do not understand about the 'War on Terrorism'. Why is there so little pressure on Pakistan to curb the Taliban and the training camps on Pakistani soil? Why does a dictator like Musharraf get away with pretending to be an ally of the U.S.

Seems to me that if the U.S. and its allies really wanted to end the war on terrorism, they would start by joining forces with India to put the squeeze on Pakistan. Instead, the U.S. has spread itself very thin by invading Iraq and leaving the job of ridding Afghanistan of the Taliban unfinished.

How does Musharraf get away with playing two ends against the middle?