Thursday, May 28, 2009

Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan

We're moving into Pakistan in a very big way. Obama is asking Congress for $736,000,000 to build a new embassy in Islamabad. This is only $4,000,000 shy of our Baghdad embassy, which just happens to be our largest. And, this is not all we are spending on embassies in Pakistan. We've just upgraded our consular facilities in Karachi, will be buying the only 5-star hotel in Peshawar and will upgrade the facilities in Lahore.

Will all this building defuse the anti-American feelings in Pakistan or will it intensify them?

Is there really a change in our policies in South Asia? It's starting to look like there will not be.

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