Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, has told U.S. officials the next two weeks are critical to determining whether the Pakistani government will survive, FOX News has learned.Som man siger på godt amerikansk: This is fucked up on so many levels.
"The Pakistanis have run out of excuses" and are "finally getting serious" about combating the threat from Taliban and Al Qaeda extremists operating out of Northwest Pakistan, the general added.
But Petraeus also said wearily that "we've heard it all before" from the Pakistanis and he is looking to see concrete action by the government to destroy the Taliban in the next two weeks before determining the United States' next course of action, which is presently set on propping up the Pakistani government and military with counterinsurgency training and foreign aid.
Petraeus made these assessment in talks with lawmakers and Obama administration officials this week, according to individuals familiar with the discussions.
They said Petraeus and senior administration officials believe the Pakistani army, led by Chief of Staff Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, is "superior" to the civilian government, led by President Ali Zardari, and could conceivably survive even if Zardari's government falls to the Taliban.
Men det ser ud til, at dette er lækket med vilje for at få Pakistan til at gå til den i de næste to uger, ellers vil USA trække sin finansielle og øvrige støtte væk under regeringen, og tillade hæren at tage over, fordi hæren åbenbart er den civile regering - og jeg citerer - "overlegen".
Og så ikke et ord om, at ISI, der opfostrede talibanbevægelsen, er hærens efterretningstjeneste; at hæren er manisk fokuseret på Indien og Kashmir; at talibanerne var Pakistans stedfortræder i krigen om Afghanistan, hvor Indien støttede Nordalliancen. Musharraf var hærens mand; han så advokaterne og højesteretten som langt større trusler end de militante.
Den militariserede amerikanske udenrigspolitik søger mage. Intet demokrati, når generalerne overtager. Og hvad så, når det ikke virker? Flere kup?
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