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To: RetiredNow who wrote (215607)	1/22/2005 4:16:56 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) of 1576949

We presented overwhelming evidence to them and they were forced to stop. Then we extracted help in the hunt for terrorists in exchange for supporting Musharaf's bid for maintaining power. I think it was an excellent bargain. Musharaf has been a faithful ally and seems to be one of the few moderates in Pakistan who is honestly taking steps to transform Pakistan from a menace into a peaceful country. Already he has made serious overtures to India, their traditional enemy. And he has made Pakistan's border inhospitable to Osama and his allies, through judicious use of his military. Washington, 27 June 2003 (RFE/RL) –- On the occasion of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's visit to Washington this week, RFE/RL spoke with Stephen Cohen, a former U.S. diplomat considered to be one of the U.S.'s top experts on South Asia. A senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, Cohen has written books on the Indian and Pakistani militaries and is working on a study of the effects of Pakistan's development on its neighbors and the United States. Question: The United States has just announced a $3 billion aid package to Islamabad. What do you see as the main significance of Musharraf's visit and the new relationship the U.S. is building with Pakistan? Cohen: I think both the size and the duration of the package is significant. I would have expected that it would have come about a year earlier. But clearly, the intention is to keep Pakistan engaged primarily for the war on terrorism. I think that's the Bush administration's major concern, to keep Pakistan as an ally in rounding up Al-Qaeda and Taliban and members of those hierarchies. globalsecurity.org Bush's allies seem to be ones that need to bought. ted

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