The first day of negotiations between CIA chief David Petraeus and his Pakistani counterpart, ISI chief Lt. Gen. Zaheer-ul Islam has gotten off to a rough start, as those familiar with the situation claim little has been accomplished.
The talks had been previewed by a number of Pakistani officials leading up to the official visit to DC, with promises to push for an end to US drone strikes against Pakistani territory and calls for better information sharing to be the centerpieces of the visit.
This preview apparently didn’t sit well with US officials, who were reportedly “displeased” with the public airing of grievances and seem to have come into the talks with a chip on their shoulder, ruling out giving in on either front.
Despite the lack of any concrete results from the negotiations, US officials claimed the meeting was “productive.” This is likely why they were so irked at making the demands public, as it will be readily apparently that they have not met any of them and the claims of “productivity” will have to be tested.
Entering into discussions with the U.S. requires a certain amount of diplomacy. Like when the U.S. says 'JUMP', Pakistan should immediately ask: 'How High, Master?'
wrong,the correct question should be'How low,Master?as required by the current going on politico diplomatic dilemma,Pakistan can't think of anything that goes with the word HIGH,only low, to any extent that they can go.
It's too bad that Pakistan is not making the case in the U.N and International Court of Criminal Justice.
It is deterred from doing so by many factors, including the U.S. attempt, as here, to keep the complaints out of the public eye, and the economic and military hammer it has over Pakistan. That is why Pakistan needs to reach out to other venues for help, and it seems to be doing so with China and the SCO.
If Pakistan were to make the case, it would force a very public debate on the UN Charter itself, specifically the provisions which deal with war, the sovereignty of nation state members of the U.N. and human rights. This would show in sharp relief the outrage of the NATO actions in Libya and Syria, and the new paradigm of the U.S. to break nation states and the notion of national sovereignty.
It's the same issue that underlies the TPP Treaty.
That's why the State Department hates Private Bradley Manning and Julian Assange. They showed that State engaged in "Little White lies". If the Pakis really want to show their displeasure at the drone attacks, they could show the US a video of the Russian Mig-29 as seen from the Georgian drone looking backwards. A missile streaks from the Mig to the drone and the screen goes blank. The US would probably get the hint if one or two drones get shot down.