For years I have been saying the problem wasn't Iraq, it was Pakistan. It's an odd situation. They are our ally and have been for many years, but why is a little hard to figure out. We send them chunks of money to bolster their military so it can get into fights with India. I fail to see that American interests are in any way aided by fighting with India. I would just tell Pakistan to grow up and learn to get along. I would also precondition military aid with tests for what they were doing with the money. Each attack on India would mean x amount subtracted from aid.
What we need is for Pakistan to control activities within its own borders. This problem is undoubtedly political. Constituencies get all warm and fuzzy when politicians talk about attacking India, but no one gets that warm all over feeling when talking about identifying domestic terrorists. Apparently. People love their own private bigotries.
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