"The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!"
This is the text of a tweet from President Donald Trump today. Without a doubt, there will be a gasp of horror from CNN and MSNBC. How could the President speak so honestly and directly and UNDIPLOMATICALLY to our "friend" Pakistan? "This could lead to war," they will shriek. Pakistan has nuclear weapons!
But think about it for a moment. Think what the President knows that we don't. For example, was Imran Awan an agent of the ISI? It certainly seems that this is a possibility. Awan, of course, is the head of a group of supposed computer specialists hired by Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other Democrats in the House of Representatives to do IT work for their offices. These Pakistanis all seem to have downloaded reams of information from the House computer networks. They also allegedly engaged in money laundering to help Hezbollah and other terror groups. On top of that, the Awan group is charged with bank fraud. Maybe President Trump knows that the Awan group did all this (including stealing many US secrets) for the Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI.
Maybe, President Trump knows the details of how Pakistan provided a haven for many years for Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders. Maybe he knows details about Taliban and terrorist forces who strike in Afghanistan and then slip over the border back into Pakistan to avoid capture. For all we know, maybe there's some proof now that Pakistan is helping North Korea with its missile program.
For too long, America has operated on the basic premise that it should not "rock the boat". That means sending aid to all manner of countries whether or not they act as friends to the USA. Restoring reality to the US foreign policy has to be a principal goal for the USA. There is no reason to borrow money from China to give it to Pakistan, particularly if the Pakistanis work against our interests where possible.
If Bernie Sanders had said the same thing as President Trump, the media would, no doubt, laud the statement for its insight and perspicacity. But it wasn't Sanders; it was Trump. Indeed, it is Trump who has restored the voice of common sense to US policy.
This is the text of a tweet from President Donald Trump today. Without a doubt, there will be a gasp of horror from CNN and MSNBC. How could the President speak so honestly and directly and UNDIPLOMATICALLY to our "friend" Pakistan? "This could lead to war," they will shriek. Pakistan has nuclear weapons!
But think about it for a moment. Think what the President knows that we don't. For example, was Imran Awan an agent of the ISI? It certainly seems that this is a possibility. Awan, of course, is the head of a group of supposed computer specialists hired by Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other Democrats in the House of Representatives to do IT work for their offices. These Pakistanis all seem to have downloaded reams of information from the House computer networks. They also allegedly engaged in money laundering to help Hezbollah and other terror groups. On top of that, the Awan group is charged with bank fraud. Maybe President Trump knows that the Awan group did all this (including stealing many US secrets) for the Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI.
Maybe, President Trump knows the details of how Pakistan provided a haven for many years for Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders. Maybe he knows details about Taliban and terrorist forces who strike in Afghanistan and then slip over the border back into Pakistan to avoid capture. For all we know, maybe there's some proof now that Pakistan is helping North Korea with its missile program.
For too long, America has operated on the basic premise that it should not "rock the boat". That means sending aid to all manner of countries whether or not they act as friends to the USA. Restoring reality to the US foreign policy has to be a principal goal for the USA. There is no reason to borrow money from China to give it to Pakistan, particularly if the Pakistanis work against our interests where possible.
If Bernie Sanders had said the same thing as President Trump, the media would, no doubt, laud the statement for its insight and perspicacity. But it wasn't Sanders; it was Trump. Indeed, it is Trump who has restored the voice of common sense to US policy.
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