One Year Ago Today

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Barthheart

#15
May 01, 2012, 12:55:51 PM
Quote from: son_of_montfort on May 01, 2012, 12:43:24 PM
^ That was fairly clear from the get go. Not sure what can be done, if anything, about that.

Cutoff the billion or so dollars you all send over there until they cough up answeres or people.

LongBlade

#16
May 01, 2012, 01:12:01 PM
In principle I agree.

The question is, "who gets that money?"

I'm not naive enough to believe that only our friends  do, but I would hate to  think that, say 75% of the good guys get the money, then we cut it off and our true allies (if they exist) are the ones more hurt.

As much as I am reluctant to say it, it's a black box and we almost have to trust them to do what is right.

(and I'd put a ROLF smilie here if it weren't so sad)
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Barthheart

#17
May 01, 2012, 01:24:20 PM
The days of Pakistan being a US ally are at an end. I think at all levels they are merely using you for the money.... hoping that will keep India from steamrolling them.

Gusington

#18
May 01, 2012, 01:27:07 PM
^Definitely agree there.
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Jarhead0331

#19
May 01, 2012, 02:00:45 PM
Pakistan was never our ally.  They used us for money...we used them for access. 
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bayonetbrant

#20
May 01, 2012, 02:25:24 PM
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Gusington

#21
May 01, 2012, 02:38:00 PM
^HA!
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son_of_montfort

#22
May 01, 2012, 03:07:25 PM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on May 01, 2012, 02:00:45 PM
Pakistan was never our ally.  They used us for money...we used them for access.

Why the past tense? Aren't we still largely in bed with them?
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bayonetbrant

#23
May 01, 2012, 03:50:33 PM
The key to surviving this site is to not say something which ends up as someone's tag line - Steelgrave

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Con

#24
May 01, 2012, 04:26:08 PM

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Well, my vote is to quietly find those folks and cut the brake lines on their cars as they commute through the mountains.
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Looks like we did do something like that in the past (I at least hope we did).  Bottom line is that three Saudi princes and a Pakistani General all implicated in 911 all dead within a couple of weeks.

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,480240,00.html

LongBlade

#25
May 01, 2012, 07:25:33 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on May 01, 2012, 02:25:24 PM
Quote from: LongBlade on May 01, 2012, 01:12:01 PM(and I'd put a ROLF smilie...



I had a fraternity brother whose nickname was Fozzy Bear. Not that any of y'all really care, but I thought I'd share. You'd never know it by talking to him but he was a bona-fide savant. Never went to class, never read a book, aced all his math tests.

Anyway, carry on.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

pawelj

#26
May 02, 2012, 07:30:00 AM
Quote from: Barthheart on May 01, 2012, 01:24:20 PM
The days of Pakistan being a US ally are at an end. I think at all levels they are merely using you for the money.... hoping that will keep India from steamrolling them.

We could threaten to allow India to steamroll over them and block China from interfearing in the rolling process. That should put the bejesus into them. Or on the smaller scale US could mention that "maybe" Kashmir does belong to India, and if they don't behave the "maybe" becomes "definately".
"Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonour. They chose dishonour. They will have war." - Winston Churchill

0kult13

#27
May 02, 2012, 08:19:39 AM
Ya gotta love the 2 minutes of hate
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