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What are the reasons?
1) Strong support from China
2) Pakistan announcing to replace US dollar with Chinese Yuan
3) Pakistan & Iran upgrading relations and plans to connect Gwadar with Chabahar
4) Chinese plan to build military base
5) Strong support from Russia and investments in Pakistan's energy sector
6) Pakistan completely ignoring US actions
In an off-camera briefing with reporters on Friday, Mattis took a more conciliatory approach. He acknowledged Pakistan’s anti-terrorism efforts and emphasized that aid would be restored if the U.S. sees evidence of renewed effort by Pakistan.
“I think many of you are aware that Pakistan has lost more troops, total, than all the NATO coalition combined,” in the counterterrorism fight inside Pakistan, Mattis said.
“As you saw in the statement, there were very specific words that said we’re still working with Pakistan, and we would restore the aid if we see decisive movements against the terrorists who are as much of a threat against Pakistan as they are against us,” Mattis said, referring to the State Departments official announcement on the aid cuts Thursday.
Mattis said he had “no indication” from the Pakistani government that the U.S. decision would impact the ground lines of communication, or GLOCs, that supply convoys use to deliver food and equipment to U.S. bases in Afghanistan. The U.S. has alternative routes to supply its forces, including flying supplies in, but that is much more expensive.
1) Strong support from China
2) Pakistan announcing to replace US dollar with Chinese Yuan
3) Pakistan & Iran upgrading relations and plans to connect Gwadar with Chabahar
4) Chinese plan to build military base
5) Strong support from Russia and investments in Pakistan's energy sector
6) Pakistan completely ignoring US actions
In an off-camera briefing with reporters on Friday, Mattis took a more conciliatory approach. He acknowledged Pakistan’s anti-terrorism efforts and emphasized that aid would be restored if the U.S. sees evidence of renewed effort by Pakistan.
“I think many of you are aware that Pakistan has lost more troops, total, than all the NATO coalition combined,” in the counterterrorism fight inside Pakistan, Mattis said.
“As you saw in the statement, there were very specific words that said we’re still working with Pakistan, and we would restore the aid if we see decisive movements against the terrorists who are as much of a threat against Pakistan as they are against us,” Mattis said, referring to the State Departments official announcement on the aid cuts Thursday.
Mattis said he had “no indication” from the Pakistani government that the U.S. decision would impact the ground lines of communication, or GLOCs, that supply convoys use to deliver food and equipment to U.S. bases in Afghanistan. The U.S. has alternative routes to supply its forces, including flying supplies in, but that is much more expensive.
