Pakistan's Foreign Minister One-on-One

(CBS)  The American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has told the president that without more troops in the next twelve months the war could be lost. McChrystal's assessment says the Taliban insurgency is "resilient and growing" and the Afghan government shot through with "widespread corruption and abuse of power," reports CBS News national security correspondent David Martin.

Of course, the Taliban and al Qaeda don't just operate in Afghanistan. They're constantly moving in and out of Pakistan, where that country's military is locked in a fierce battle against them.

"CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric spoke exclusively Monday with Pakistan's foreign minister Mahkdoom Qureshi about Gen. McChrystal's request.

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Couric: Do you think that more American troops would be helpful to Afghanistan and to Pakistan?

Qureshi: There are two sides of the border. What we have done in the last one year, in our opinion, our side of the border is being far better managed today. We have the terrorists on the run.

Couric: How so?

Qureshi: Because today the local population in the tribal belt has risen against them. They are, for the first time, moving along with the troops searching for them. But there is a problem we are facing. And the problem is that there is a constant flow of weapons into Pakistan. Where are they coming from? They're coming from across the border.

Couric: Would happen, in your view, if - if the U.S. pulled out?

Qureshi: Oh, there'd be chaos, you know? You went in. You cannot leave without doing the job.

Couric: Many countries have. It's called the graveyard of empires for a reason.

Qureshi: Yes. And might look at the results then. Look what happened. Then you have 9/11's, right? And then you have, you know, these militants knocking on your door. Do you want that? No. The world, global economy will get affected. Do we want that? No.

Couric: A recent Gallup poll shows that 59 percent of Pakistanis regard the U.S. as the greatest threat to the country. Sixty-seven percent oppose U.S. drone attacks against the Taliban and al Qaeda. Why is there such public opposition in your country?

Qureshi: There are two issues why there's opposition to the drones. One is the issue of sovereignty. And the other is collateral damage. That is why what Pakistan is saying - transfer the technology to us. Give us the ownership and we can use this technology for the purpose that you want it to be used for.

Couric: I think the United States military worries that that technology will get into the hands of the wrong people if they're too relaxed about giving it to your country.

Qureshi: We are sort of your allies, and we have been your allies for a very, very long time. And this relationship can only be built on trust and confidence. So if you lack trust and confidence, where are we going? Today there is a consensus in Pakistan that these guys, the Taliban, and their value system is threatening what we believe in.

We have to fight them. Not for you - we have to fight them for ourselves.

Couric: How is anti-American sentiment right now in Pakistan?

Qureshi: I think you have failed in public diplomacy. You have not reaped - sort of the - the rewards of what you have given.

Couric: Isn't sending billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan, though, a pretty powerful message to the Pakistani people?

Qureshi: You see, giving money is one thing. But cultivating the people is something totally different. President Obama is now reaching out to the Muslim world. Why is he doing that? Because he realizes that the strategy of the past was not working.

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' .. most slum labor camps are intoxicatingly sexy, most pristine ones are the same .. but i am so used to those sexy ones, that, when i'm in a labor camp mood, i feel myself drawn like as if there is a hand cupping my hearts and a fleet of little tiny folk weighing down my legs compelling my sense of desperation to find one that is not sexy and to find it soon .. sometimes those feelings make me feel as if maybe i'm being violated in someway i don't want, but i try to dismiss those feelings and forgive them whether they are true or not, for most are drawn to the sexy camps to the extent that the others are interminably interminably desperate for attention .. '


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Questions to be asked.
Why is Mr. Qureshi insisting on continuing war with Taliban
When the following exists.
1) Increased attacks on Pakistani Civilians by Taliban.
Because Pakistan Government is with US in the war againts Terror, hence Taliban is attacking

civilians. Still no fear of public backlash.
2) As mentioned in the interview that US don't have a good image in the Pakistan public
i.e. no PUBLIC Support for war against

Terror
(Qureshi smartly diverted the issue to US stating "US Failed In Public Diplomacy"
When US was able to do "good public diplomacy" in Iraq and Afganistan.
I think it should have been difficult in these countries than in Pakistan)
3) When Pakistan ISI is blamed by many media world over to be hand in hand with Terrorist

Groups.
Then why is it ready to attack its own people the so called Talibanies.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-spies22-2009sep22,0,3144734.story

So what would be the potential benefit Pakistan have or its current rulers have to continue the

war.
1) Qureshi literally begged in the interview for technology transfer. So that was visible.
Many news paper along the world states that (You will find a related link of this article in

the cbsnews website itself )
Pakistan is using and altering the technology transferred to them to strengthen its

military.
2) The billions of dollars which can be routed for such operations from US government.
Why mention other news papers when Musharraf Pakistan previous president himself admitted
that the money transferred from US Government for stopping terrorism was being used in

military up gradation
3) Public image-that Pakistan is against terrorism.

How does Qureshi insist on US to continue the war on terror? or what reasons he gives to continue

the war.
1) Literally smiling he threatened another 9/11tragedy could occur
2)He gives the reason how the world would be in trouble if they dont do it now in Pakistan.
3)And tells that it would be chaos if US left it incomplete. He was showing what US did in

Vietnam.
Basically he was playing with emotions.

What solution does Qureshi gives US to improve its public image in Pakistan.
-Technology Transfer that off course goes with more money
(as US is ready to transfer what they asked for instead of sending in more troops to Pakistan

because of
lack of support for war from its own public)

-Trust them that they will not go the wrong direction and fight terror.
He was asking to trust a country which have done the following.
History tells us how Pakistan Army did genocide in Bangladesh (Previously East Pakistan) in 1971
killing 300K civilians mostly scholars, professors, doctors and many students within a matter of

days.
And all this was done to maintain its superiority in numbers so votes don't get effected
and people won't be go against them for the next few years.
And how in the recent past it misused money and technology to benefit and strengthen its

military in South Asia.

So what you guys think. Is Pakistan using US?
When it was supposed to be the other way round.

Few other questions.
Why would US give Pakistan money and technology to fight against terror
when it should be doing by itself for the safety of its own people.

What is continuing or feeding the war for so long?
How could a terrorist organization from Afganistan which is new to Pakistan area are able to get

arms and
ammunition supply without any break.
This is simple common sense question.
Qureshi did mention in the interview that there is a continues flow of arms.
Who does that and who supports that.
Nobody is interested in finding these arms supply, WHY?