Washington’s top military officer said on Monday that Pakistani anger over a NATO air strike in Mohmand Agency was justified given the loss of life, but he declined to offer an apology saying he did not know enough yet about the incident and that there was a US military investigation underway. Dempsey, chairman of the US military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Britain’s ITV News that US-Pakistani relations were at one of their worst points in memory after the NATO strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops, but could recover.
Questioned whether the situation was irretrievable, he said: “No. I don’t think so.” Dempsey branded the relationship with Pakistan “troubled” when he addressed a forum in London. He said the US could cope with Pakistan cutting off NATO supplies through its territory by channeling supplies through alternative routes. “But I’d like to believe that we could, over time, with Pakistan’s approval, restore those lines of communication,” he said. Dempsey, who declined to acknowledge the use of drones at the Shamsi airbase, said Pakistan’s demands for the base to be cleared out would be a “serious act in terms of
our relationship.”
What is there to apologize? NATO forces were fired upon and they returned fire. Looks like they had better guns and better soldiers. When Pakistan is ready to apologize for sending terrorists to India to kill innocent people, then it has the moral authority to demand apologies
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Just a FYI
Pakistan isn't getting anything out of helping the US transport its supplies on its roads. From what the US government is saying, it doesn't want it either. So with mutual agreement we should shut down those routes permanently.
We all know this is wrong, the cost of supplying ISAF forces through other routes is extremely expensive. Pakistan on the other hand should levy a transit fee on the supplies.
OBL is dead. Alqaeda is less than 100 persons. There is no need to be in Afghanistan. If they don't get that thru their head and still insist on foolish attacks. We should consider hitting their fuel supplies storage. This is a low death count high collateral option.
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