Donatello
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Is this really the time and occasion for discussing all this? By sending our troops to be stationed in KSA and not getting involved in Yemen per se what we will lose? Where were these talks when KSA opened her doors for our workers in mid 70s and we sent them in tens of thousands? Why we did not protest when KSA arranged for funds to pay for our F-16s? Why we forgot about Palestinians and Kashmiris when KSA helped us when US and allies embargoed us following nuclear tests? Why we did not complain about Saudi funding for Wahabi religious schools when KSA cajoled Clinton for an honorable exit of Pakistani troops from Kargil? And where was Iran during all this time? Very sad to read such comments about a friend who has always helped us in our time of need.
Each and every instance you stated had an equal transactional offer from Pakistan, whether that was training their military or advising. Let's not forget, they let our workers in, which THEY themselves needed to build their glass towers. Or how about the black money funding the Dubai/Abu Dhabi real estate? (Didn't Qatar recently wanted a deal with Pakistan for Labour, since they bribed their sorry butt in to Fifa World Cup?) The very first capital inflows in Modern UAE were from Pakistan. So whatever they did for us, they got something, sometimes behind closed doors sometimes more open. I have no issues with Pakistan sending troops to remain in KSA, i was never against that. However, why should we be bombing Yemen? That's a separate sovereign nation that has no tussle with us. Do you think Pakistanis care whether there are houthis or yajooj majooj in Yemen? BTW, during the early days of the Arab spring, Pakistan did dispatch it's forces to Bahrain, who when panicked, came running to Pakistan army. Saudi's never did anything for us out of love or BS brotherhood, they always had it as a transaction, and make no mistake about it. What is pissing people like me off, is that Pakistan does not want to actively stage in their conflict, and then they make a stupid a** statement. I mean, where were Saudi forces in 1971 or 1980s or 1999? You think in a war with India, Saudis would send their forces? Perhaps it is time that Pakistan requested a couple of squadrons of Typhoons to be stationed in Sargodha. What do you suggest?
Libya's Gadafi helped Pakistan more than any of these idiots in Middle East did.