Rice: US will review aid to Pakistan

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

Rice: US will review aid to Pakistan By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer
1 hour, 36 minutes ago



JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday the U.S. will review its aid to Pakistan after the country's military ruler suspended the constitution. Her announcement puts in question some of the billions in U.S. assistance to a close terrorism-fighting ally.

On a Mideast trip now overshadowed by the unfolding crisis in nuclear-armed Pakistan, Rice suggested that the Bush administration would not suspend aid wholesale.

The U.S. has provided about $11 billion to Pakistan since 2001, when Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, made a strategic shift to ally with the United States after the Sept. 11 attacks.

"Some of the aid that goes to Pakistan is directly related to the counterterrorism mission," Rice told reporters traveling with her. "We just have to review the situation. But I would be very surprised if anyone wants the president to ignore or set aside our concerns about terrorism," Rice said.



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Pentagon says emergency does not affect US support to Pakistan

By ANI
Sunday November 4, 10:44 AM
Washington, Nov.4 (ANI): U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is monitoring the fast-developing situation in Pakistan,even as the Pentagon said that the declaration of state of emergency in that country would not affect U.S. military support to Islamabad.

"Pakistan is a very important ally in the war on terror and he is closely following the developments there,'' Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters aboard Gates' plane as he traveled to China.

The emergency declaration "does not impact our military support of Pakistan or its efforts in the war on terror," Morrell added.

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[Fridays Child]

1. Blah, blah, blah.

Musharraf has Bush by the short hairs. Nothing will change.

[Anywho6]

2. This entire thing in Pakistan...

...is yet another shining example of the complete incompetence of Rice and her State Department. What a disgusting joke.

[OregonBlue]

3. The Defnese Secretary just said we will not, no problem, they're our buds! So which is it?

[jimlup]

4. talk is cheap

That's standard Bush policy. All talk but the action will be to maintain a supportive relationship with the Musharef regiem.

[ohio2007]

5. Congress shold cut off our 'friend' if congress actually has any

balls

[pinkpops]

6. yeah ... thats the ticket ... yeah we'll review aid

[lonestarnot]

7. Apparently the left hand doesn't know the right hand is scratching it's ass.

[BornagainDUer]

8. Oh this oughta be good. An imp of fascism worried about

democracy in Pakistan. Jesus H. Christ what a crock of SHIT!!!

Bush probably gave Musharaff the go ahead on killing the Constitution since the chimp has already done so in this country. :puke:

[...of J.Temperance]

9. Aid to Pakistan should have been cut off years ago, because

Pakistan ISN'T an "Ally", they're a wolf in sheeps clothing, just like Saudi Arabia are.

How can Pakistan be an "Ally", when there's the Madrassas schools (funded by Saudi Arabia of course) and much of Southern Pakistan is a safe haven for many Al-Qaeda figures and also is full of Radical Islamic training camps.

ALL roads to Radical Islamic terrorism lead back to Pakistan.

Personally instead of Iraq, Pakistan should have been invaded in 2002....unlike Iraq, Pakistan is in cahoots with Al-Qaeda and has been for years.

[Supersedeas]

10. they can't admit--they wouldn't like what democracy would look like in Pakistan