Riding the Subcontinental Tiger
Cato Institute's Malou Innocent sums up the problem with the US giving $239 million to Pakistan
While cooperation with Pakistan is crucial, cooperation does not warrant a blank check to Pakistan's army or the upgrading of sophisticated weaponry that only feeds Pakistan's rivalry with India.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice supported the plan in these terms:
«What we are trying to do is solidify and extend relations with both India and Pakistan, at a time when we have good relations with both of them -- something most people didn't think could be done -- and at a time when they have improving relationships with one another,» Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview at The Washington Post.
«If you look at it in terms of the region,» she added, «what we are trying to do is break out of the notion that this is a hyphenated relationship somehow, that anything that happens that is good for Pakistan is bad for India, and vice versa.»
So, how does that fit into the plan to remake India into an American ally in East Asia? Might this be just a little too much for New Delhi? Or, is this all just a really awful cover story to continue both trashing the NPT and IAEA and feeding the ISI?
Finally, can the Bush administration stop itself if it wanted? Could it change both its India and Pakistan policies?
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