The growing distrust of American influence was even more apparent today than usual, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used to occasion of her visit to Pakistan to chastize its government’s action toward al-Qaeda.
“I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn’t get them if they really wanted to,” Clinton declared. The US maintains that al-Qaeda’s leadership eventually moved to Pakistan after the US failed to capture any of them in Afghanistan, but Pakistani officials insist they see no evidence of that being the case.
Pakistani officials, as expected, quickly fired back, saying the comments “suggest a very high degree of insensitivity” considering Pakistan is in the middle of fighting a major war in South Waziristan at the behest of the US government.
In another stop on her visit, Clinton stopped at a Lahore college to deliver a pro-war town hall meeting, again meeting a considerable degree of skepticism from Pakistani students about America’s intentions for the region.
As usual, the comments appeared lost on the Secretary of State, who responded with sloganeering. When asked about whether the US could be trusted as a long term partner given its past abandonment of the region, Clinton declared “it’s difficult to go forward if we’re always looking in the rearview mirror.”
Clinton is a bully and a perfect representative of American hypocrisy and exceptionalism as foreign policy run amok. Her hectoring description of the suicide bomber who greeted her arrival in Pakistan as "cowardly" brought immediately to mind the question, "And the U.S. UAV pilots whose chief accomplishment seems to be killing scores illiterate subsistence farmers while ensconced in air-conditioned comfort half a world away–what exactly are they?"
Iowa Scribbler, we know exactly what those "ensconced" pilots are: war criminals – just like Bush and Obama.
Why does Hillary Clinton not admit that all the fire has been made by them. The story does not begin from 11/9 but from earlier times, from Iraq and the American persistant demand that Osam bin Laden be given to them by the then Afghan Govt. Now Pakistan, inspite of all her sacrifices, is being blamed for not doing more against the Alqaida persons who escaped from Afghanistan. The question is why Americans failed, if their story is believed, to stop the Alqaida persons to come to Pakistan. What the Nato forces have done so far in Afghanistan. Is it not a fact that they have badly failed in their purpose? What is the need of Americans to dictate every nation and govt in the world that they should follow them in their ideas, ideologies and perceptions. Why they don’t look to their own homeland and allow other to look their owns? Is this disturbance all over the world not created only and only by America?
correction in the name. It is Ehsan Elahi Ehsan
Secretary of Slogans!
Secretary of Slogans – and conscious collaborator with the generals now mounting their coup against the CinC. Clinton still chafes at her leash and wants the White House for herself – to set her daughter in position to capitalize on dreams of political dynasty. Obama should sack her along with Gates, Petraeus, McChrystal, Holbrooke and Mike Mullen.
The US is the "new and more powerful Rome" – an empire destined to rule – oops – to bully the world – at least until the rest of the world gets together against US. We have in the US as corrupt a Government as has ever existed in any country – 'Democracy' NO longers works in the US – yet our rhetoric is to promote Democracy across the globe. Of course – 'free' elections in other countries means that they are 'free' to elect whomever we dictate to them. Hillary Clinton is a moron. We are over there killing them – they will eventually come over here and kill US. Cause and effect – it is what 9/11 was all about. The US leads the world in the use of illegal drugs; in abortion; in divorce; in murder; in pornography; in rapes wow – and this is what we want to export to the rest of the world? Our generals and admirals today are worthless oliticians managering their careers with NO concern for the troops they send into harms way. Afghanistan is "the graveyard of empires" – it is where our own 'empire' will die.
Can you imagine her turning up and making these comments somewhere like France, Spain or Germany say, whilst American drones are killing the locals. I suppose when your visiting a dark skinned muslim country you can dispense with diplomacy and respect and take liberties with the condescension. The Pakistanis should have put on the next plane home….and told her not come back until she's lost her arrogancy.
" The US maintains that al-Qaeda’s leadership eventually moved to Pakistan after the US failed to capture any of them in Afghanistan …."
Wait a minute !
Did the US not maintain before that Iraq had got WMD weapons and that al-Qaeda’s leadership moved from Afghanistan to Iraq ?? The US can still bribe but it can not fool anymore !
Goodness, could our government get any more embarrassing? Could Hillary get any more arrogant? The woman is simply intolerable.