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Now Hear This: U.S. Aids PakistanPosted on Aug 15, 2010
The U.S. is providing the largest humanitarian response of any country to the devastating flooding in Pakistan, but its goodwill isn’t altogether altruistic. Part of the motivation is to clean up the American image in a country where 68 percent of the people have a negative view of the U.S. —JCL
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By rico, suave, August 16, 2010 at 10:15 am Link to this comment
NB: The US has provided the LARGEST HUMANITARIAN response of any country in the world. (But, according to truthdig, it’s just a cynical ploy.) Where are China (#2 in the world) and all the fellow Muslims from Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, etc? Oh, wait. Airports and casinos and multibillion dollar aircraft deals are more important than a bunch of filthy Pakis.
Trisi:
Bingo!
Report thisBy rico, suave, August 16, 2010 at 8:06 am Link to this comment
OMG!!!
The left was gaga over Obama’s pledge to “clean up America’s” image around the world after the Bush cowboy years. Now that the US is putting its money where Obama’s mouth was, we are twitted by “JCL” for having selfish motives!
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, August 15, 2010 at 3:05 pm Link to this comment
I’m happy to hear America is finally helping others in a way its citizens can be proud of.
The money we pay for armaments could truely go a long way in worldwide development and crisis planning.
Report thisBy A Khokar, August 15, 2010 at 12:07 pm Link to this comment
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Pakistan is thankful of any such help that it relieve its citizens who are caught up in the Calamitous torrent flood that it has swept away all the live stock, the crops and the dwelling as well as their farm shelters from above their heads . Floods devastation is spread over hundreds and thousands of square miles of the areas in Pakistan.
But if America really wants to help Pakistan; it should ceased backing the Tehrik e Taliban (TTP) that it is still unleashing destruction, killing people and spreading anarchy in society—- and the drone attacks that it continue to kill score of the innocent daily. They are prorvring to be the worst catalyst for further radicalization and turning every second survivor into terrorist.
In the presence of all this; whatever US does to win the heart of flood striken Pakistanis; it wouldn’t work.
Report thisPakistanis are the most resilient versatile people; they may not loured in like kids are given lolly pops.