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Weapons of Ass Destruction | wumarkus.com on Fri, 26th Sep 2008 11:44 am


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Regis on Sat, 27th Sep 2008 10:16 pm


Finally, you step up and take on Palin! But sadly, I scooped you on the FULL TEXT of the interview:
http://bofads.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palins-miserable-performance-on.html

James on Sun, 28th Sep 2008 10:19 am


I love Clips and Comment, but I have to say, that bofads blog made me laugh my a$$ off. HAHAHAHA!

JanC on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 6:16 pm


What should Palin have said to Katie Couric about Pakistan?

Couric: The United States is deeply unpopular in Pakistan. Do you think the Pakistani government is protecting al Qaeda within its borders?

Palin: I don’t believe that new President Zardari has that mission at all. But no, the Pakistani people also, they want freedom. They want democratic values to be allowed in their country, also. They understand the dangers of terrorists having a stronghold in regions of their country, also. And I believe that they, too, want to rid not only their country, but the world, of violent Islamic terrorists.

In her answer, Palin defined the government of Pakistan as Zardari, and this is absolutely a correct answer. Although the previous head of state, General Musharraf, was ostensibly on the side of the US, his ability to stand against the terrorist and fundamentalist elements had diminished over the years because of alliances he was forced to make to remain in power. The official position of the government was on the side of fighting terrorism, but in practice the opposite was occurring, and Musharraf was essentially powerless to do anything about it. So it is not the mission of the current government to protect Al Qaeda, nor was it the mission of the previous government. In reality the forces that really matter within the country were and are facilitating Al Qaeda.

With the change in leadership the US has an opportunity, albeit small, to get the county on their side. Not only are the military and ISI backing Al Qaeda, but the opposition parties are not cooperating with Zardari on this front. The US needs to find a way to get the opposition, headed by Nawaz Sharif, on their side. They need to start talking to him and with diplomacy get him to see the benefits to him of changing his position, which is primarily based on what is politically expedient for him anyway.

Another problem is the educational system in the country of Pakistan. Many have said that the teaching of Islamic fundamentalism in the madrassas is the greatest danger, but, in reality the entire system has taught all children a very negative perspective on world affairs. Every person educated in Pakistan since Zia’s reign has been indoctrinated into thinking that the (Christian) West must be opposed. How do we fix this problem I do not know, but, it would involve a lot more face time between citizens of the two countries. Visits back and forth of school principals and local leaders. It’s a huge problem with no easy answer.

Despite all the negativity, practically every Pakistani, given the opportunity, would leave that country forever to live in the United States. They know it is a great country because of the wealth and opportunity but what incentive do they have to help us get better when someone is knocking on their front door with a gun ready to kill them for doing so? Do you help a far away country or do you save yourself and your family? What would WE do in their place????

Now that I think about it, Sarah Palin with her fundamental experience in small town politics just might be the best person to figure out the answer to this problem which has been around for a very long time.

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