The cost of America’s “War on Terror” continues to skyrocket, suggests the Associated Press. This time, the Obama administration has committed $2 billion toward Pakistan military aid to fight extremist groups like the Taliban and al-Qaida. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced at a press conference that the funds would be distributed from 2012 to 2016 for United States of America arms, ammo and field equipment.
Pakistan military aid isn’t for all components
The proposed Pakistan military support would not go to all the Pakistani military services units, the AP accounts. This is what the Obama administration wants. Human rights issues are in question with some of the units. They have been torturing prisoners and having executions with trial. You will find also concerns about previous military services support from the U.S. which had been believed to buy missiles to target United States allies and also about whether the Pakistani govt even to be policing its border with Afghanistan. The nation is already getting $7.5 billion to help with its recent flood which is before counting the military aid.
Clinton and Qureshi declared the plan at a joint meeting
The meeting that it had been declared at had Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi at it. This is why Secretary of State Clinton needed to be careful. The United States is uneasy with the Islamabad government’s perceived soft stance on terrorism, yet Clinton underscored “the sacrifice and service” that the people of Pakistan have made in their attempts to restore order to their nation.
Qureshi responded to the terrorism allegations by saying, “We do not understand what greater evidence to offer (as proof to the contrary) than the blood of our individuals.”
Pakistan told by United States of America to work on human rights<
United States of America military services aid is not given to Pakistani components that are allegedly committing human rights violations. This is what Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont supports as the 1997 legislation. The “Leahy Amendment” officially “bars United States of America military services assistance from going to foreign armed forces suspected of committing atrocities,” reports the AP. There can be negations made with the Pakistan military aid although the negations will take into account the Leahy Amendment. The U.S. is encouraging all units to comply with the Leahy Amendment. This is for those units who aren’t already.
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Pakistani missiles targeting Indian targets
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