Friday, January 31, 2014

Perspective: Ten Fictions that Pakistani Defense Officials Love to Peddle


In the spirit of perpetual rent-seeking, Pakistani defense officials have recently alighted upon Washington to offer the same tired and hackneyed narratives...

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Source/Credit: War on the Rock
By C. Christine Fair | January 31, 2014

The U.S.-Pakistan “strategic dialogue” has restarted yet again.  I would be remiss if I did not point that it has never been strategic and it has certainly not been a dialogue.

No doubt the Pakistanis are worried that wary American taxpayers and their congressional representatives may close the checkbook for good when the last U.S. soldier departs from Afghanistan.  In the spirit of perpetual rent-seeking, Pakistani defense officials have recently alighted upon Washington to offer the same tired and hackneyed narratives that are tailored to guilt the Americans into keeping the gravy train chugging along.

Here are the top ten ossified fictions that Pakistani defense officials are pedaling and what you need to know to call the “Bakvas Flag” on each of them.

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