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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
What is your fascination with 9-11? It makes no difference to Bush's ignoring Pakistan's nuclear treachery.
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Maybe its because the WTC was in my neighborhood. Or maybe its because it was the first time in American History that American civilians were successfully targeted on American soil, as part of a massive attack. Or maybe its because it was executed by a group that has attacked the U.S. before, and wants to attack the again (and specifically where I live) with nuclear weapons.
Thats my fascination with 9-11.
And 9-11 does make a difference. It changed everything. The U.S. had absolutely no input with Pakistan before 9-11. Now that we're allies, the U.S. does have the ability to dictate every single term of how Pakistan operates. To think so is pure fantasy.
In every war, alliances of convenience are made. FDR established an alliance with Stalin. Stalin's USSR was far worse than the Pakistan of today. We did not get to dictate how the USSR behaved.
Does anyone really believe that the Bush administration is just looking the other way? No one on GC can really answer that question, becuase no one on GC knows what is going on in diplomatic channels. Personally, I think that its ridiculous to think that the U.S. is doing nothing, and its also ridiculous to believe that Pakistan will do 100% of what the U.S. wants. Its absolutely absurd to think that any details of any possible diplomatic talks would be made public.
Has Pakistan behaved in a highly unethical way? Absolutely. What would you do if you were President?