Comments on: Taking the long view in Pakistan http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/02/26/taking-the-long-view-in-pakistan/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Welcome | Project on Middle East Democracy http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/02/26/taking-the-long-view-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-695207 Welcome | Project on Middle East Democracy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:05:32 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/02/26/taking-the-long-view-in-pakistan/#comment-695207 [...]  Brian Vogt from Partnership for a Secure America, agrees that the US should abandon its short term “realist approach” that emphasizes reliance on a “strong man” and should adopt a long term approach that emphasize the “very ideals that our country stands for - the rule of law and democratic institutions” that would benefit the Pakistani people. Vogt cites Senator Joe Biden’s call for the US to “triple non-security aid, to $1.5 billion annually for at least a decade, condition security aid on performance, help Pakistan enjoy a democracy dividend, and engage the Pakistani people, not just their rulers,” as step in the right direction. [...] [...]  Brian Vogt from Partnership for a Secure America, agrees that the US should abandon its short term “realist approach” that emphasizes reliance on a “strong man” and should adopt a long term approach that emphasize the “very ideals that our country stands for – the rule of law and democratic institutions” that would benefit the Pakistani people. Vogt cites Senator Joe Biden’s call for the US to “triple non-security aid, to $1.5 billion annually for at least a decade, condition security aid on performance, help Pakistan enjoy a democracy dividend, and engage the Pakistani people, not just their rulers,” as step in the right direction. [...]

]]> By: abhinav http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/02/26/taking-the-long-view-in-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-694902 abhinav Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:00:31 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/2008/02/26/taking-the-long-view-in-pakistan/#comment-694902 sir, i have been puzzled for a long time about why would the US want a democratic government in pak anyway? does it equate to a non-military government? if you can, do mail me the answer abhinav.arora [at] gmail.com sir, i have been puzzled for a long time about why would the US want a democratic government in pak anyway? does it equate to a non-military government?
if you can, do mail me the answer

abhinav.arora [at] gmail.com

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