Pakistan army soldiers march in a National Day parade in Islamabad, Pakistan.Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty (Photo from Darryl Wolk)
Invest In Pakistan's Military At Own Risk
-- The Weekly Standard
-- The Weekly Standard
Pakistan is complaining that it needs more weapons from the United States in order to fight the Taliban insurgency in the northwest regions bordering Afghanistan, Newsweek's Ron Moreau and John Barry report uncritically. "We are on a war footing," Pakistan's national-security chief, retired Army Gen. Mahmud Ali Durrani told the magazine. "But [the U.S.] supply chain is working on a peacetime basis. You have to support us at much greater speed." Pakistan wants more Cobra attack helicopters, designators for laser-guided bombs, night vision equipment, IED jammers, and sophisticated communications monitoring equipment.
The reality is the United States has already invested more than $5 billion in the Pakistani military. In December 2007, the New York Times reported the U.S. taxpayers are being taken for a ride by Pakistan, as much of the funds were diverted to conventional Pakistani forces on the border with India.
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My Comment: Billions in monies unaccounted for and missing .... and they want more. If there ever was a red flag flapping in the wind .... this is one of those cases.