Last 60 years of US foreign policy bear a successful story as the US had been able to muster at least two puppet governments each in Arab and non-Arab worlds. The first loss in non-Arab world was Iran when it was swept by Khomeini revolution and US puppet Shah of Iran was exiled in 1979. Last five years have witnessed another ally of US, Turkey distancing herself from the masters.
Erdogan was very hard on the double standards of the USA during his visit to Pakistan and said that the recent Israeli attack on a Turkish ship Freedom Flotilla have unmasked the so-called civilised face of Washington who openly and shamelessly supported the state terrorism of Israel. Washington is not ready to condemn the state terrorism of Israel against Turkey which means that the USA is supporting an international terrorist who killed our citizens in international waters. This looks to be an end of US influence in the power corridors of Turkey, as well.
As far as the Arab world is concerned the situation was not more fragile ever than now, when one of the oldest Arab world ally of US, Egyptian dictator Mubarak is about to be doomed (with the US help). The circumstantial evidence of US involvement in Egyptian chaos has also turned the strongest Arab ally of US, Saudi Arabia against the US interest in Middle East and the Muslim World.
This indeed can put Pakistan in the driving seat as far as US-Pak relations are concerned. Democratic Pakistan can put pressure on US to flourish its relations on the basis of equality and tranquillity, as per the aspirations of people of Pakistan, safeguarding its own interest.
JAWAD RAZA KHAN
Karachi
