Friday, July 02, 2004
Help in Iraq
Pakistani troops may end up in Iraq. We could use some non "Western" allies there. I heard a report that Jordan may also send some troops. Any muslim assistance we can get is crucial. However, i'm not sure they will be safe because they are fellow muslims
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"Pakistan is the specific domain of the US Central Command, like India falls under the Pacific Command, and the visit of General John Abizaid means there is an exclusive agenda in the region with marked priorities, which include operations in the Pakistan-Afghanistan tribal areas and forcing Pakistan to support its war in Iraq, where the US now has realized that its troop operations are a failure and only Muslim armies can play a role," said Gul, who was a part of Pakistan's ruling oligarchy until Islamabad did an about-turn on Afghanistan and support of the Taliban in late 2001, and gradually sidelined those who supported jihadi movements. Gul is the architect of Pakistan's jihadi movement, which played an active role in Kashmir and Afghanistan.
Gul strongly believes that by giving Pakistan "major non-NATO ally" (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) status, the US has already struck a deal under which it bargained military cooperation in return for the support of Musharraf's regime. "The US establishment has already accepted Musharraf's non-democratic rule in return for his support to help them crush anti-US movements which the US has branded as terror outfits," said Gul.
