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**Coededgeme** · 05-05-2011, 03:28 PM

Our 'friendship' with Pakistan has always been problematic, first because Musharrev was a dictator so we were once again supporting a dictator. However, we did it because of the need to have their assistance with our efforts in Afghanistan.

Now that they are not a dictatorship, I think it would be in our best interests to keep supporting them. We DO get some help in the WoT from them, and as a non-arab muslim country, as well as their mutual hatred with India, I think we need to keep relations as good as they can be so that we can continue to have influence with them. One of the main problems we have with both North Korea and Iran is we really have no influence over them. It would seem pointless to shed all of our influence over Pakistan just out of spite.

05-05-2011, 03:28 PM	#2
Coededgeme Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 334 Senior Member	Our 'friendship' with Pakistan has always been problematic, first because Musharrev was a dictator so we were once again supporting a dictator. However, we did it because of the need to have their assistance with our efforts in Afghanistan. Now that they are not a dictatorship, I think it would be in our best interests to keep supporting them. We DO get some help in the WoT from them, and as a non-arab muslim country, as well as their mutual hatred with India, I think we need to keep relations as good as they can be so that we can continue to have influence with them. One of the main problems we have with both North Korea and Iran is we really have no influence over them. It would seem pointless to shed all of our influence over Pakistan just out of spite.
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