Dec 17, 2009
Barak

Pakistan is our partner?

In his speech at West Point, President Obama asserted, “we are committed to a partnership with Pakistan that is built on a foundation of mutual interests, mutual respect, and mutual trust.”

So how’s that partnership going?  From today’s New York Times:

Parts of the Pakistani military and intelligence services are mounting what American officials here describe as a campaign to harass American diplomats, fraying relations at a critical moment when the Obama administration is demanding more help to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda.

The campaign includes the refusal to extend or approve visas for more than 100 American officials and the frequent searches of American diplomatic vehicles in major cities, said an American official briefed on the cases.

OK, I guess not so good.  Michael Cohen at Democracy Arsenal has more.

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