In a move officials are calling unprecedented, three high profile figures, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, new Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and CIA Director David Petraeus have all arrived in Pakistan today, with major talks on the Haqqani Network and its putative ties with the Pakistani government believed to be on the docket.
The deployment of such large numbers of figures is meant to show “unity” among US officials on their demands of Pakistan, which it is accusing of operating the Haqqani Network as a de facto part of its military and ordering them to attack US targets in Afghanistan.
The US has repeatedly blamed the Haqqanis for attacks over the past several months, going so far as to accuse them of an attack on the US embassy even after the Afghan Taliban had already claimed it, and then insisting the Afghan Taliban were “lying” about it.
Though the large number of officials going all at once is unusual, high profile visits aimed at saving ties with Pakistan are not, and historically such talks have ended with US officials launching new public tirades against them and tensions even worse than when they arrived.
''historically such talks have ended with US officials launching new public tirades against them and tensions even worse than when they arrived''.
JD,what an OXYMORON.in simple words they come here to make the situation worse rather else.WOW
Historically americans are deciever to Pakistan and friend of India. They have no problem on the ground as to kill and to be killed are Pakistanis and america can only demand kill your own people for their lies.
It,s time for Pakistan to say good buy to americans who destroyed Pakistan with their lies.
I think now the military establishment in Pakistan has made their mind that americans will destroy Pakistan and lieve with problems for pakistan to fight for ever with Pakhtuns.
India is in the best position that americans have destroyed pakistan for their interest.
Only three countries have profited with afghan, Irak wars Israel, India and China indirectly to increase their production and export.
Biggest looser is Pakistan they have destoryed their economy, their infra structure has been destroyed in North Pakistan and killed 40000 Pakistanis and terror agents of CIA in whole of pakistan.