U.S.-Pakistan Relations in Decline
5th May 2011
Daniel Pipes speaks sense.
Give up on the pretence that the two governments are allies and treat Pakistan – with its many madrassahs, its Islamist military leadership, and rogue intelligence service – as a danger zone. Adopt a policy of containment vis-à-vis the Islamism coming out of it, rewarding cooperation and punishing hostile acts. This approach permits Washington flexibly to collaborate or confront as circumstances warrant and needs change.
And stop giving them money except for services rendered in helping what’s going on in Afghanistan.