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To: paul_philp who wrote (92453)	4/11/2003 5:17:18 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 281500

<Pakistan is a complex issue but surely Pakistan's support in the war against Al Qaida contributes to he relationship.> Pakistan's stance in the War on Terror could best be described as ambivalent, or two-faced. Much like Saudi Arabia. On the one hand, they publicly support us, and allow our military on their soil (in a limited way). On the other hand, they allow recruiting and financing for terrorist organizations to go on widely in their nation. They give lip service to shutting down these activities, but take no effective action. Al Queda, after losing their Safe Haven in Afghanistan, moved to the Afghan-Pakistan border, and Pakistani cities. In some ways, this is an even better Safe Haven than when the Taliban sheltered them. Since Pakistan is a nuclear power, and has a population that makes garrisoning the country an impossibility for the U.S., we can never do in Pakistan what we did in Afghanistan or Iraq. And the Pakistanis know this, so their cooperation with us remains partial and grudging.