A U.S. military official said Wednesday that American troops on Afghanistan's eastern border have seen a threefold increase in attacks since a recent truce between Pakistani troops and pro-Taliban tribesmen that was supposed to have stopped cross-border raids by the militants.
OK, someone remind me - why was the president of Pakistan just feted at the White House? Why was the president of Afghanistan forced (by us) to play nice with him there? Why are we increasingly toughening our rhetoric again the president of Afghanistan, and but seemingly softening our language on Pakistan?
Maybe this is why - but of course no one in the Bush administration could ever admit to actually needing a dictator, so our incomprehensible policy toward Pakistan is likely to remain incomprehensible.
Posted by armand at September 30, 2006 11:18 AM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs