U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan after 9/11: Musharraf

[MTAFFI]

how does cameras permanently focused at the top of the WTC be for traffic, and weather?

if you ever watch the news in america you would see, i watch it everyday and before every commercial break the news will cut to a scene of the city usually from 1 of maybe 10 or 15 different places.

 

[Snowflake]

this news doen't really surprise me. i had assumed it was some kind of blackmail.
do any of you pakistanis have any thoughts about why the general has gone public with this now? (i find it hard to believe that it's just a gimmick to sell his book)
also, he has recently called off the hunts for terrorists in waziristan - do any of you have any theories as to what is behind this?
i'm always curious, cuz nothing happens in a vacuum and everything is related to a bunch of other stuff in the world.

I can't say for sure but maybe Musharaf's pro-American policies have made him unpopular among pakistani masses and that his recent claim is a way of justifying his earlier actions. His political enemies Sharif and Bhutto are also back on the scene just before the 2007 elections. Maybe he is afraid that they will use his policies to turn the people against him - hence claiming that he had no choice but to comply with the Americans at the time. God knows.

 

[Ninth_Scribe]

U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan after 9/11: Musharraf

But the official said: "After 9/11, Pakistan made a strategic decision to join the war on terror and has since been a steadfast partner in that effort. Pakistan's commitment to this important endeavor has not wavered and our partnership has widened as a result."

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They included ending logistical support for bin Laden and giving the United States blanket overflight and landing rights for military and intelligence flights.

Basically, you have to assist our troops and join our cause, or become a target yourself. Bush didn't even settle on a denouncement speech from each country. You either had to be in the War on Terror or you were a country that supports terrorism, and thus a target.

In that way, he put everyone's head on the chopping block and the real issue (whether or not every country agreed with his policy) was avoided. He deliberately connected 911 to all his other agendas to get his way. Notice no one went this potty when we had the Oklahoma bombing? Of course, that couldn't be used as a political sword in the manipulation of foreign policy.

Ninth Scribe

 

[MTAFFI]

That is a great point, I had no idea that elections were up for him in 2007

 

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

wow loool. nicely said =D
your talking about Bush right?

 

[snakelegs]

I can't say for sure but maybe Musharaf's pro-American policies have made him unpopular among pakistani masses and that his recent claim is a way of justifying his earlier actions. His political enemies Sharif and Bhutto are also back on the scene just before the 2007 elections. Maybe he is afraid that they will use his policies to turn the people against him - hence claiming that he had no choice but to comply with the Americans at the time. God knows.

thanks for your comments. i know that there is a growing resentment in pakistan as pakistan's sovereignty is being compromised because of u.s. demands. so, maybe this is more as you say - for internal consumption.
he also seems to be backing off from offending the MMA lately. seems like he is really getting worried about his losing his grip. there have been a couple of assassination attempts, after all.