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American failed foreign policies threatens American Military – Pakistan ready to use F16s it received from the US to strike against US operations into Pakistan from Afghanistan
It is a strange world. Uncalculated arming of an ally to stalk another democracy like India sometimes backfires badly. America faces an armed to the teeth nuclear Pakistan as it tries to go after Osama Bin Laden hiding in Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
America supplied Pakistan with F16s and other high tech equipments for reasons unknown to any one with a little bit of common sense. Bush Administration allowed Pakistan and its so-called rogue leader Musharraf to fool America and extort billion of American taxpayer dollars building a Pakistani Military that is now ready to strike against American interests in the region.
Some lawmakers and analysts have long questioned the need for Washington to arm Pakistan with sophisticated fighter jets to counter Al-Qaida’s and Taliban’s diffused militants, many of whom are in Pakistan’s towns and cities and are patronised by Islamabad’s intelligence agencies. ''''The panel will look at how the F-16 program fits into the broader US strategy in the fight against terrorism as well as into the overall US relationship with Pakistan,'''' a notification from the sub-committee read.
The House sub-committee is lead by Gary Ackerman, a known critic of the administration’s relentless pandering of Pakistan with military supplies. He and other lawmakers have questioned the administration’s recent decisions to provide funding for mid-life upgrades to F-16s, especially after government audits said Pakistan has been using US military aid to bulk up its forces against India rather than use it for counter terrorism.
In July, the Bush administration sought to shift $226.5 million in US counter terrorism aid for the F-16 upgrades. Ackerman said the subcommittee will seek witness testimony about the ''''complete scope of the F-16 program with Pakistan including the number of planes, updates made to existing planes, proposed armaments, schedule of delivery and source of payment.'''' WORLD ARTICLES
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