It was only days ago that a legislator in Pakistan's National Assembly led prayers for Osama bin Laden. While that shocked some of his fellow lawmakers, this resolution was unanimous. Rest assured that by threatening "sanctions," they're not going to deprive America or Britain of their number-one export in recent years -- jihadists. But they are again threatening to close a NATO supply line to demonstrate their indignation.
Imagine if they directed all of the time and effort they expend stonewalling and playing games with the West to show they are "in control" instead against fighting the jihadists in their midst in earnest. Then again, for Pakistan, it is abundantly clear that doing so would pose a conflict of interest, particularly for their projects in Kashmir and against India.
"Pakistan's parliament condemns U.S. raid, threatens sanctions," from CNN, May 14:
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's parliament threatened Saturday to cut off access to a facility used by NATO forces to ferry troops into Afghanistan, signaling a growing rift that began when U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden during a raid on a Pakistani compound.
A resolution adopted during a joint session of parliament condemned the U.S. action. It also called for a review of its working agreement with the U.S., demanded an independent investigation and ordered the immediate end of drone attacks along its border region.
Failure to end unilateral U.S. raids and drone attacks will force Pakistan to "to consider taking necessary steps, including withdrawal of (the) transit facility" used by the NATO's International Security Assistance Force, according to the resolution.
U.S. lawmakers have questioned how the world's most wanted terrorist managed to live in plain sight for years in Pakistan -- near the country's elite military academy -- without being detected.
Pakistani and U.S. intelligence officials have said there is no evidence that any active members of Pakistan's military or intelligence establishment knew about or actively protected the al Qaeda leader.
Publicly, leaders in both countries have downplayed a rift.
During a stop in Afghanistan Saturday, U.S. Sen. John Kerry stressed that Americans want Pakistan to be "a real ally" in combating terror. Still, he added, the United States is "not trying to find a way to break the relationship apart."
"We're trying to find a way to build it and to improve it and we need to work at that and that's part of what I'll be doing over the course of the next couple of days," said Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who also planned to visit Pakistan.
The unanimous resolution made clear there was a growing dissatisfaction among Pakistani lawmakers.
The resolution also ordered a review of its counter-terrorism cooperation agreement with the United States.
The government is deeply "distress(ed) on the campaign to malign Pakistan, launched by certain quarters in other countries without appreciating Pakistan's determined efforts and immense sacrifices in combating terror," the resolution said.
How many Pakistani lives have been lost due to Pakistan's selective approach, resisting jihadists here, cultivating and attempting to use them as leverage there? That would be a question for their paid lobbyists.
and when we stop giving them money they will sing a different song
I like what you're thinking........
So let's look at the bright side. Pakistan refuses to let NATO use their supply bases so now the US and NATO can't function in Afghanistan. I guess we might as well call it a day, pull out of the whole mess, bring our troops out of a no win situation and save a billion dollars from going down a Pakistani sewer. All because Obama took out Osama in Pakistan. Maybe Obama is smarter than he seems. ;-)
But, but............we can fix it all with Leader Obama's new forthcoming apology speech to build self-confidence among Muslims and help them feel good about themselves. That and another massive infusion of jiza money should do the trick! It's easy to fix problems with our 'frien-emies' when we admit upfront that it was 'we' and not 'they' who are responsible once again for their perpetual offense.
Islam is in crisis.
So entangled in lies, deceit, scheming and general deviousness. the narrative cannot keep up so it makes it up as it goes along.
Pakistan, longing for the success and acceptance of its southern neighbour will court the big powers and act as a player yet in reality this failed state struggles to even wipe its own backside.
Facing two ways seems to indicate that this is the way out, yet they can't even manage that without the appearance of Ali Baba clowns scurrying to and forth and never actually moving from the spot they occupied the day before.
Islam, since the massive defeat by a comparative handful of Israelis in both the 1967 and 1973 wars decided to revert to a period when Jews and infidels quaked at the very names of Turks and Moors.
Thus urged by the likes of Qutb and Al Banna, a retread of Seventh Century Islamism burst forth.
This was taken up by previously dormant Deobandis in Pakistan and nationalism was abandoned in favour of Islamic governance.
That this is an abject failure must grate and the inferiority complex inherent within this dogma creates such internal conflict that lies, obfuscation and obscurantism is the only way of saving face.
That's what we're seeing here
And guess what? Even that doesn't work.
If the West abandoned the ridiculousness of political correctness, cultural relativity and all the liberal kumbaya which is hamstringing us we'd beat this unruly mob hands down.
As it stands the only thing which would excite the Obama's of this world and their acolytes into any defensive action would be all out war. And even then our ROE's, as in Afghanistan would severely diminish our capabilities.
Whilst our so called leaders shilly and shally it seems to me that we, the people are the only bastions.
Its coming in Europe and I can see, as Muslims begin to assert their 'rights' in the US, plenty of loyal Americans are taking stock and wondering whose side is the President and his motley crew on.
Meanwhile as we live through this tableaux of the absurd, quite worthy of a Becket Waiting for Godot adaptation we must keep faith.
And in the meantime let those Sub Continental incontinent clowns wallow in the self imposed hatred and ignorance this crazy faith has imposed upon them.
Imagine, the nerve of these savages. Time to cut off their allowance.
Go ahead and bite the hand that feeds you. Let's see how well they do without the billions in aid we provide. Time to get all the troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, and put them where they would be of real use in protecting our interests -- our Southern border.
Oh no! I'm so frightened of Pakistani "sanctions"!
I guess I'll just curl up in my blankie, stop paying taxes, and watch Binnie Porno Movies with Urdu subtitles...
Sounds good to me.
DEFUND PAKISTAN NOW! ! !
NO MORE LIES
http://nodhimmitude.blogspot.com/2011/05/no-more-lies.html
If Pakistan were really committed to the "war on terror" they would hardly be threatening us with sanctions for taking out the biggest terrorist poster boy of all time. They might ask that they be given a courteous "heads up" first, but that's about it.
*Of course* Osama bin Laden was being protected by Pakistani higher-ups. I suppose they hope if they make enough noise about our "unilateral" actions that we might forget this.
"Pakistani parliament condemns bin Laden raid, threatens U.S. with sanctions"
Why?...are they afraid we'll find Mullah Omar or Ayman al-Zawarhiri or some other Muslim terrorist that the Pakistanis say they cannot find?....
And just what do those insane, curry-eating jack-a-lopes think they are going to deprive us of? Another foreign-owned/operated, sleazy motel?
I say we take the money earmarked for Pakistan and give it to India. They have been a much better friend and ally than Pakistan has!
"sanction: an economic or military coercive measure adopted usually by several nations in concert for forcing a nation violating international law to desist or yield to adjudication"
any guesses as to which countries would support Pakistan? And wasn't Pakistan participating in a joint effort with The USA and others to locate Osama Bin-Laden and other Muslim terrorists?.....It appears Pakistan was a little less than honest about trying to fight Radical Islamic Terrorism....
Trying to fight Radical Islamic Terrorism? bwahahahaha...They were leading it...
Yup, precisely!!!
For that reason, the US should do one of 2 things. The next time Zawahiri is found, they should do exactly what they did in Abbottabad. Or instead of waiting until they find him, they treat this declaration by the Paki parliament as a declaration of war against the US, and start a limited military operation (i.e. no boots on the ground, no hearts & minds, etc) Blow up their entire military & nuke facilities, decimate their armed forces heavily, bomb their entire border w/ India and disrupt all communicaitons, et al.
So far, I've always believed that Obama was deluded, but never that he's a traitor. But in this case, if he fails to respond to what's clearly a hostile act by Pakistan towards the US, I'll start considering him a fifth columnist.
I think more drone attacks would be an appropriate response.
Let's not forget the alternative to cooperating with us was to bomb them back to the Stone Age. You're either with us, or against us - remember?
Go for it Pakis; do your worst. Just don't expect any more jizya after the first Tuesday of November 2012.
No Annie, we should not give the Paki money to India. They can fend for themselves. We need it to support our troops after they return home, our old people and students. Not to mention that injecting our economy with a few Paki billions wouldn' be a bad idea either. And while we are withdrawing the money from the Pakis we should send back all the filth that has settled among us (all over the West, not just the US) along with their prolifically bred offspring. No more seedy motels, filthy corner shops and disgusting islamic ghettos! You have US citizenship? Tough luck, off you go.
The Pakistanis aren't worried about Zawahiri.
This raid - the fact that a very small force of Uncle Sam's finest was able to waft right in under their noses, dispose of Bin Laden (neatly obliterating whoever was supposed to be guarding him), scoop up a pile of intelligence info, and waft out again, and (however 'respectfully') dropping Bin laden's body in an unspecified and unfindable marine location - has given them a real fright, though they're trying to hide that.
*I* think they're worrying about their nuke stash. They've been reminded that the USA is, after all, very powerful, and capable of being very sneaky.
The other thing I see happening is this: the Pakistanis, like all Muslim bullies, grovel before raw, amoral power. They always go for the strong horse. And right now I think they see China as the 'strong horse' among the Infidel powers. I suspect that for some time they've been looking for an excuse to break with America altogether and openly ally with China.
They're using the assassination of Bin Laden as that excuse.
Could be!
In related news, 51% of Pakistanis sad over Osama's death: survey
Wonder whether this will satisfy Damian?
The US has supplied Pakistan with weapons and money knowing very well AND DELIBERATELY TURNING A BLIND EYE that this is used against hindus in india. Thanks to present American aid, many hindus have had to flee muslim terrorists in kashmir. Hindus have lived there for thousands of years. Nixon supported the genocide in bangladesh when the paki army went on a killing spree in 1971 - raping up to 400,000 women, killing 1-3 million men, 8-10 million refugees...all in about 9 months
STOP giving money to Pakistan! It has been killing hindus in India for decades!
Won't work, because mohammadans have a MASSIVE inferiority complex about themselves with respect to the West. WHATEVER we do only feeds that complex. One cannot reason with someone who FEELS beneath you, even if they imitate you. Look at them chanting allah akbar while wearing Western style clothes.
Simple - cut all US and UK aid - leave them to the Indians to sort out - we don't need them and certainly don't need their only export - immigrants, spongers, hate merchants and terrorists! Sooner we accept that we are at war with islam, the better - because they surely are at war with us! If China wants to fill the gap we leave - let them - they won't be messed around like we are!
Right on, Sister!
Right on, Sister!