Trump's former national security adviser says the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan presents an opportunity for the United States to confront Pakistan over its ties to the Taliban and nuclear stockpile.
John Bolton wants U.S. to get tough on Pakistan after fall of Afghanistan
Trump's former national security adviser says the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan presents an opportunity for the United States to confront Pakistan over its ties to the Taliban and nuclear stockpile.
Friday, August 27, 2021
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When he served as national security adviser, John R. Bolton resisted President Donald Trump’s efforts to negotiate with the Taliban. Bolton left the White House on acrimonious terms a week after the president tried unsuccessfully to organize a secret summit with Taliban leaders at Camp David – just before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2019.
Islamabad and Washington have long had an alliance, but Pakistan's military and intelligence services have been uncomfortably tight with the Taliban. Four presidents have grudgingly put up with this duplicity since 2001 because Pakistan provided supply lines for the United States' military presence next door – and also because Pakistan has an arsenal of nuclear weapons.
In an op-ed for The Post, Bolton makes the case that the time has come to take a much harder line on Pakistan.
Pakistan's national security adviser said in an interview with Josh Rogin that the country wants to be treated like an ally, not a scapegoat.
Pakistan have moved on so does the US and we all are getting old, bored and tired of US game of snakes and ladders. Pakistan nuclear weapons are for Pakistan to decide what to do and how many we need and same applies for the US. Similarly despite US atrocities, killings, brutality and human rights violations Taliban have triumphed and US have lost. No wonder US ran out of the Afghanistan in the early hours of the morning without any lights on the planes. Pakistan have helped US with the face saving and dignified withdrawal otherwise Afghan lynch mobs could have been chasing after the US forces by now. So John be gracious and say "Thank you Pakistan" and sing Pakistan national anthem to entertain us otherwise you are going to look down as a soar looser. If John Bolton wants to be an Indian spokesman then at least speak Hindi and wear doghti and say ram ram. White old boy under under the influence of cow piss and having no job trying to sell the stories can only going to get slapped by all and loved by no one. Poor John talking tough when is unemployed dole office this way, i understand it hurts John.