Pakistan’s military and elite are holding it back: US analyst

I am surprised or am I? to read that Mr Walter Mead, one of the many visitors from America to Pakistan, at this age is attempting to understand why American policy is unpopular in Pakistan, and what is it that Pakistanis don’t understand about American policy. I bet Pakistanis are not dumb. Perhaps they understand both after having had a long-drawn-out experience of the policy of their friends. They are aware of what their friends did to them over a period of 63 years, and to the rest of the world, from the inception of their country till today. Welcome to Pakistan. We are a hospitable people and make both our friends and foes at home, even though we are paid back what we are.Recommend

The four reason Mr. Mead identified are in fact three: India for its multi-hypocrate facade, Afghanistan for Hamid Karzai’s dubious and corrupt policies and US for it’s double standard. Islam has an idealogical role in Pakistan’s history and Islam as Idealogy is the perfect one if one reads its fundamentals and obligations. Lesser visioned people can misinterpret certain features. Nonetheless they are very few and do not weigh much like Mr. Bead’s statement.Recommend

Actually it is the military and socio political elite that works to the advantage of the US, and if you try to scrape it further, you will find a group trying to control by emphasizing that the New World Order is the solution. The new world order is actually controlling through the financials and military might. It is very surprising that our pseudo intellectuals cant read the writing on the walls, and hence fall prey to the hostility through such captions. Fine we know it, but isnt this what you want. In order to build trust, is this a new scam to expose what is back of the mind, and gradually loop it back to the same, but in the process make pakistanis feel that they have been taken care off. Crap it is, as long as every action is NOT judged thoroughly for its short, mid and long term objectives. Unfortunately Pakistan to date has been run with a traders mind set, where the only objective is to make money, even if it comes to stripping off morality.Recommend

walter mead should re-read this:

There are two groups in Pakistan that hinder its growth, first the military and second the socio-political elite who have their own defined interests.

as…

There are two groups in the US that hinder its growth, first the military and second the socio-political elite who have their own defined interests.

in his farewell address to the nation ike singled out the military-industrial-bureacratic nexus and warned about it

same exists hereRecommend

Thank you Mr Hashmi, you hit the nail right on its head. With level-headed people like you, who needs unsolicited advisers, outsiders from anywhere else? We are a people awake since the dawn of civilization, even though in trouble at the moment, largely due to the doings of those to whom a sort of civilization-largely mechanical based-came late in the day, and perhaps having done its part, is in the twilight of its years. To them we say,”kay amdi, kay peer shudi?” No need to translate for them. The one who wishes to learn does it by himself/herself.Recommend

“Now people in America see Pakistan more as part of the Middle East than the growing region of Asia. “Asia now comprises countries such as India, China, Japan and Vietnam for us,” he said. “We see Asia as the center of growth in the future with the Pacific being the ocean of world politics and not the Atlantic.” However, Pakistan has a key position as far as Afghanistan is concerned.”

People can see the rhetoric for themselves. India is being lauded as a growing power. And the importance of Pakistan is only limited with a meagre Afghanistan? What does devastated Afghanistan have in common with a nation eight times its size?Recommend

najeeb has aptly outlined the elite’s role in the entire situation. however, the elite was given greater due then should have been awarded to it; it was defined as a group of intellectuals serving its own interests. when in reality it is a group of materialistic, sociopaths who have no association with the masses in general whatsoever. however, as long as it continues to serve its purpose to the US, who would bother trying to get the muddy waters clean? and mr. mead: what you fail to understand is that the Pakistani “mistress” has increasingly lost faith in her American lover. and why shouldnt she? she has been bombarded, raped and mutilated by the Taliban created BY YOU. it is high time that this relationship was based on mutual understanding and on equal terms. Pakistan, stop those bloody tears and move on.Recommend

Pakistan is a great Nation and the people of this country know what to understand and what not to understand. United States should not interfere in Pakistan’s affairs and should leave this country as soon as it can. According to UN law soverign countries should not poke its nose in others business. If americans can take care of the poor americans that will be a real service to that country. The reasons of America’s arrival into pakistan is fairly known to every citizen of this country. America should stop playing in the hands of the jews and the indians because this will lead America to serious problems. Whatever America is doing is totally wrong and wrong’s dont succeed. The Pakistani nation can take care of themselves and do not need financial help. Just pay the CSF payable due to Pakistan and move on.Recommend

And Mr. Mead Pakistan does not need Pagans developed way of Government ‘Democracy’, read the Islamic history and find out how just and secular we were. Not to forget how enlightened and well educated muslims were until a series of CRUSADES were initiated to wipe them out. I am not enraged, but only like to tell you that how just and effective the Islamic system of government was. People were taken in just like any corporation recruits its workforce, by hiring them, and not by hiring a third party (political party) which comprises of both good and bad people, the ratios vary drastically from country to country. Democracy is badly flawed, so dont try bringing democracy to our country. and our armed forces are our pride, so please refrain from using derogatory words for them, we will not let any alien demean and malign our people. Pakistan comprises of beautiful people, both of heart and mind, to me each and everyone is dearer and sacred, and we know how to dispose off our waste. Your country created the so called Elites in our country, so its your responsibility to them green cards and take them to your heaven. AMERICARecommend