Pakistan is a country bordering Afghanistan that is supposed to be America's ally in the war on terror. Lately, the reliability of Pakistan has been brought into question. Many people believe it could end the war with Al Qaeda or, by supporting the terrorist group, make the war on terror impossible to win. Obama's plan now includes sending 30,000 troops there next fall, and trying to persuade Pakistan that we, the United States, are not a threat.
Read about it here.
The United States has taken some flak in the Middle East as a meddling superpower, but the fact remains that we put our chips in the pot and need to continue our war on terrorism. We still need to put an end to the fighting (partially because we may have aggravated part of it). Pakistan has justification in distrusting Obama, but that just means we need to make our intentions clearer in our fight for an end.
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