New Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an advocate of tough policy on Pakistan

[Sinnerman108]

WASHINGTON: CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be his next Secretary of State, is seen as an advocate of a tough policy on Pakistan.

Mother india rubbed her dripping wet self, as she saw that news again and again ...
Her breathing got deeper .. as her face flushed with blood
At last, she will receive ..
at last ...

WASHINGTON: CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be his next Secretary of State, is seen as an advocate of a tough policy on Pakistan.
Trump, in a tweet, announced to fire Rex Tillerson as his top diplomat. Trump, said he personally decided to fire Tillerson, because of the differences he had with the former Exxon CEO on a range of issues.

While he did not give a laundry list of such differences except for saying that they were not on the same page, his Af-Pak policy, in particularly the State Department's perceived soft approach to Pakistan was one of them, if the sources are to be believed.

The State Department under Tillerson of late had been advocating for a softer approach on Pakistan in the months since Trump announced on January 1 to suspend all aid to Islamabad till the time it eliminates terrorist safe haven from within its territory.

However, the Pentagon and the intelligence community, whose workforce are the prime victim of terrorism coming out of safe haven had been advocating from a tough approach on Pakistan.

Tillerson's successor Mike Pompeo who currently is the CIA Director, National Security Advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster and the Defence Secretary Jim Mattis were seen to be on the same page when it came to Afghanistan and Pakistan, which Trump Administration has evolved into a comprehensive South Asia Policy. India is a central aspect of this policy.

Week's before Trump announced his decision on Pakistan through a tweet on the wee hours of January 1, Pompeo had warned Pakistan.

Appearing at the Regan Defence Forum at Simi Valley in California, in the first week of December, the CIA Director said if Pakistan does not act against terrorist safe havens in the country the US will.

The Trump administration would deal with the situation if Pakistan turned down Washington's request to destroy safe havens, he then said.

"In the absence of the Pakistanis achieving that, we are going to do everything we can to make sure that that safe haven no longer exists," Pompeo had said.

Pompeo reiterated this a week after Trump announced to freeze security assistance to Pakistan.

"We see the Pakistanis continuing to provide safe harbor, havens inside of Pakistan for terrorists who present risks to the United States of America," Pompeo was quoted as saying by CBS.

"We are doing our best to inform the Pakistanis that this is no longer going to be acceptable. So this conditioned aid, we have given them a chance. If they fix this problem, we are happy to continue to engage with them and be their partner. But if they don't, we are going to protect America," Pompeo said.

He was responding to questions on the decision of the Trump Administration to suspend approximately $2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan for its inability to take decisive actions against terrorist and militant groups operating from its soil.

"The president has made very clear that he needs Pakistan to cease being a safe haven for terrorists that threaten the United States of America, end, period, full stop," Pompeo said, reflecting on the stand taken by Trump.

Trump told reporters that he and Pompeo are on the same page. "With Mike, Mike Pompeo, we have a very similar thought process. I think it's going to go very well," Trump said.

Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point, served with distinction in the US army, and graduated with Honors from Harvard Law School. He went on to serve in the US House of Representatives with a proven record of working across the aisle.

"As Director of the CIA, Mike has earned the praise of members in both parties by strengthening our intelligence gathering, modernizing our defensive and offensive capabilities, and building close ties with our friends and allies in the international intelligence community," Trump said.

"I have gotten to know Mike very well over the past 14 months, and I am confident he is the right person for the job at this critical juncture. He will continue our program of restoring America's standing in the world, strengthening our alliances, confronting our adversaries, and seeking the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," said the US president.

Trump said his experience in the military, Congress, and as leader of the CIA have prepared him well for his new role. He urged the Senate for his swift confirmation. Top American Senators were quick to respond to Trump's call and promised a quick confirmation process for Pompeo.

"I had a very good conversation with Director Pompeo this morning and look forward to meeting with him soon. As I shared with the president, the committee will consider his nomination as expeditiously as possible," Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said.

Senator Marco Rubio said Pompeo is an excellent choice. "His experience as CIA Director, an Army officer, and a congressman, and his proven leadership on national security matters give him unique qualifications to lead the State Department at this critical juncture. I will enthusiastically support his nomination and am hopeful he can be confirmed quickly," he said.


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...h-policy-on-pakistan/articleshow/63290061.cms

 

[Wolfhunter]

This is the most honest answer i have got by any indian. Thanks for this.

Further more what you think how you can counter Pak-china's strategic interests ?

As far as i understand in a recent circumstances there is no option left for US-India rather then pressurizing both pak-china internationally on every platform. And if it's possible to create misunderstanding between both china and pakistan, further more try to create more hurdles to delay in the strategic projects of pak-china. etc etc

Well Dont you think this is an evil approach by US-India to counter us? Which can create more distance between us.

Now lets talk about the solution what if we move from Geo strategic to geo economics strategy. Can it help to reduce strategic tentions among neighbours china-india-pak and between strategic partners US-india and pak-china ?


Can you please elaborate more. What are you trying to say ?

I thought it was pretty obvious what i was trying to say. Mike is an Anti China, stern punish Pakistan kinda guy. He presents “I take no prisoners” attitude and likes to pass himself as a BAMF: Bad A$$ Mother F****r but at this late in the game, I don’t think Pakistanis care.

 

[fitpOsitive]

WASHINGTON: CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be his next Secretary of State, is seen as an advocate of a tough policy on Pakistan.
Trump, in a tweet, announced to fire Rex Tillerson as his top diplomat. Trump, said he personally decided to fire Tillerson, because of the differences he had with the former Exxon CEO on a range of issues.

While he did not give a laundry list of such differences except for saying that they were not on the same page, his Af-Pak policy, in particularly the State Department's perceived soft approach to Pakistan was one of them, if the sources are to be believed.

The State Department under Tillerson of late had been advocating for a softer approach on Pakistan in the months since Trump announced on January 1 to suspend all aid to Islamabad till the time it eliminates terrorist safe haven from within its territory.

However, the Pentagon and the intelligence community, whose workforce are the prime victim of terrorism coming out of safe haven had been advocating from a tough approach on Pakistan.

Tillerson's successor Mike Pompeo who currently is the CIA Director, National Security Advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster and the Defence Secretary Jim Mattis were seen to be on the same page when it came to Afghanistan and Pakistan, which Trump Administration has evolved into a comprehensive South Asia Policy. India is a central aspect of this policy.

Week's before Trump announced his decision on Pakistan through a tweet on the wee hours of January 1, Pompeo had warned Pakistan.

Appearing at the Regan Defence Forum at Simi Valley in California, in the first week of December, the CIA Director said if Pakistan does not act against terrorist safe havens in the country the US will.

The Trump administration would deal with the situation if Pakistan turned down Washington's request to destroy safe havens, he then said.

"In the absence of the Pakistanis achieving that, we are going to do everything we can to make sure that that safe haven no longer exists," Pompeo had said.

Pompeo reiterated this a week after Trump announced to freeze security assistance to Pakistan.

"We see the Pakistanis continuing to provide safe harbor, havens inside of Pakistan for terrorists who present risks to the United States of America," Pompeo was quoted as saying by CBS.

"We are doing our best to inform the Pakistanis that this is no longer going to be acceptable. So this conditioned aid, we have given them a chance. If they fix this problem, we are happy to continue to engage with them and be their partner. But if they don't, we are going to protect America," Pompeo said.

He was responding to questions on the decision of the Trump Administration to suspend approximately $2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan for its inability to take decisive actions against terrorist and militant groups operating from its soil.

"The president has made very clear that he needs Pakistan to cease being a safe haven for terrorists that threaten the United States of America, end, period, full stop," Pompeo said, reflecting on the stand taken by Trump.

Trump told reporters that he and Pompeo are on the same page. "With Mike, Mike Pompeo, we have a very similar thought process. I think it's going to go very well," Trump said.

Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point, served with distinction in the US army, and graduated with Honors from Harvard Law School. He went on to serve in the US House of Representatives with a proven record of working across the aisle.

"As Director of the CIA, Mike has earned the praise of members in both parties by strengthening our intelligence gathering, modernizing our defensive and offensive capabilities, and building close ties with our friends and allies in the international intelligence community," Trump said.

"I have gotten to know Mike very well over the past 14 months, and I am confident he is the right person for the job at this critical juncture. He will continue our program of restoring America's standing in the world, strengthening our alliances, confronting our adversaries, and seeking the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," said the US president.

Trump said his experience in the military, Congress, and as leader of the CIA have prepared him well for his new role. He urged the Senate for his swift confirmation. Top American Senators were quick to respond to Trump's call and promised a quick confirmation process for Pompeo.

"I had a very good conversation with Director Pompeo this morning and look forward to meeting with him soon. As I shared with the president, the committee will consider his nomination as expeditiously as possible," Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said.

Senator Marco Rubio said Pompeo is an excellent choice. "His experience as CIA Director, an Army officer, and a congressman, and his proven leadership on national security matters give him unique qualifications to lead the State Department at this critical juncture. I will enthusiastically support his nomination and am hopeful he can be confirmed quickly," he said.


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...h-policy-on-pakistan/articleshow/63290061.cms

Tillerson threatened us openly standing in Afghanistan, couldnt do anything. Lets see what this new joker can do. US guys threat us openly, if we started supporting Taliban, US guyswill surely know what is real threat then. Give respect, have respect.

 

[PradoTLC]

US cant really do much.. apart from harsh words...

 

[Solomon2]

Pompeo’s Pakistan Test: A Suspected Terrorist Turns to Politics
By Chris Kay, Ismail Dilawar, and Iain Marlow
March 14, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT Updated on March 15, 2018, 1:15 AM EDT

• Hafiz Saeed-backed Mili Muslim League to run in July election
• Military has been accused of legitimizing Pakistani militants

Hafiz Saeed Photographer: Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images

The Mili Muslim League’s website reads like a regular Pakistan political outfit, offering translations in Urdu and English and promoting the rights of minorities and women. The party’s spokesman even calls for good trade relations with arch-rival India.

Yet it’s backed by Hafiz Saeed, the suspected planner of the 2008 Mumbai attacks who was designated as a terrorist by the U.S. a decade ago.

The MML’s creation, pushed along by Saeed who inaugurated its offices in Lahore in December, has led to fears Pakistan’s military is renewing its push to lend terror groups political legitimacy. Those concerns deepened with a high court decision on March. 9 to approve the party’s registration, allowing it to run in national elections scheduled for July.

Pakistan is at pains to show it is acting against militants as it comes under increasing U.S. pressure. But the court’s ruling presents a challenge to incoming U.S. secretary of state and current CIA Director, Mike Pompeo, who’s vowed a harder line against the country if it fails to show it’s eliminating safe havens for terrorists.

“We see the Pakistanis continuing to provide safe harbor, havens inside of Pakistan for terrorists who present risks to the United States of America,” Pompeo said on Jan. 7. “If they fix this problem, we’re happy to continue to engage with them and be their partner. But if they don’t, we’re going to protect America.”

There’s “no doubt” Pompeo has taken a tougher stance on Pakistan than Tillerson, Shashank Joshi, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute in London said Wednesday. “The agency has always had a unique view of Pakistan, seeing up close both its cooperation with the United States and its extensive support for militant groups.”

Dodging Sanctions
Last month, a U.S.-led coalition of western nations pushed for its addition to the Financial Action Task Force’s terrorism-financing watch list, a move which may lead to sanctions.

Pakistan has long been accused of supporting proxy groups of fighters furthering its foreign policy objectives -- from the claim on the disputed region of Kashmir to the installation of a pro-Pakistani government in Afghanistan. The army has consistently denied supporting terrorists.

Retired Pakistani Lieutenant-General Talat Masood expects Pompeo “will be much firmer” than his predecessor. The “Americans have tried their best,” Masood said. “They have applied lot of pressure on Pakistan and they have seen it didn’t work.”

The U.S. says Saeed’s charities are fronts for militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Saeed refutes the allegations and in sermons in Lahore he has denounced Islamabad’s moves to seize his organizations’ assets as an American-led persecution.

Describing the allegations as “propaganda,” the MML’s spokesman Tabish Qayyum said the party wants Pakistan to devise a neutral foreign policy. “We want to serve the people regardless of their faith and ethnicity,” Qayyum said in a phone interview on Tuesday.

The MML’s actual election prospects are dim. Religious parties have fared poorly in past elections and the MML has just over 3,100 followers on Twitter. Qayyum said the party’s campaign plans haven’t been finalized, though the MML is more interested in creating a “long-term political movement.”

Still, the court’s move may allow its proxy groups more freedom to operate and raise funds in the open. On March 11, the local Daily Times said army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa told reporters he stood by the judiciary and subversion of its rulings wouldn’t be allowed. The military declined to comment.

‘Cynical Contradiction’
The move has provoked condemnation from New Delhi.

It “completely exposes Pakistan’s duplicity,” Raveesh Kumar, a spokesman for India’s foreign ministry, told reporters. “This is an attempt by the Pakistani establishment to mainstream him, to mainstream this system as a political party.”

In February, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told Bloomberg he saw no evidence to support claims the military was “mainstreaming” extremist groups. Pakistan’s de-facto finance minister, Miftah Ismail, also said in an interview last week the government will tighten anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws, noting it had already done enough to avoid the FATF listing.

Washington isn’t convinced. The U.S. persuaded Islamabad’s allies, Saudi Arabia and China -- the latter of which is financing about $60 billion of infrastructure works in Pakistan -- to remove earlier objections to Pakistan being placed on FATF’s monitoring list from June.

“Pakistani leaders have said that they are going after terrorism financing, but, unfortunately, there is a cynical contradiction between their words and actions,” said Javid Ahmad, a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center in Washington. “If Pakistan ends up on FATF’s grey list in June, it faces being placed on the blacklist and is likely to face economic sanctions, global banking isolation, limiting foreign investments that would have corrosive effects on the country’s teetering economy.”

— With assistance by Kamran Haider

 

[Jaanbaz]

Trump's cabinet looks like KKK groupies.

 

[Dalit]

We will patiently wait and see what the Americans do.

We have devised our plan. There will be a tit for tat.

Trump's cabinet looks like KKK groupies.

It is worse. Much worse. We are dealing with a reincarnation of KKK. A KKK regime on steroids.

 

[YeBeWarned]

I wont sweat on his words, as I doubt he will not stay in White house for long .. Rex Chillar-son also issue similar statements , and yet we all see how Donald dumb was crying about his country's 33 Billion Dollars wasted on Pakistan .. have some Shame America and do something about Afghan Taliban who controls more than half of Afghanistan , and Do something about ISIS who is capturing one mountain after another in west Afghanistan near Pakistan Border .

Trump's cabinet looks like KKK groupies.

they don't look like KKK , they are political wing of KKK

 

[Sully3]

Please stop posting articles from gutter indian media who are the laughing stock of the world.

 

[wiseone2]

Pompeo is hawkish on everyone and everything be it China, Russia, Iran, Turkey or Pakistan. I see this as a positive development. It forces the above mentioned countries to define their interests more clearly.

all these countries will cut a deal with USA. I see Russia and Iran ripe for the picking in the long run

 

[wiseone2]

Hint: Tough policy wont work in this current circumstances.

The humble request for U.S. dont listen the whispering of india , if it's about either Afghan Govt, Afghan Taliban, Pak establishment or pak Govt.

Well Take it as. Right now Pakistan is not in check it's U.S.

Lets wait till june and see what U.S would lose after losing pakistan. OR what U.S would gain after listening pakistan.

What india is offering to U.S in the region? This is the billions dollor question. Can any indian elaborate?

And the answer is even U.S has doubts about india. India is just like an usless pressure tactic for us.

you seem to eager to pontificate about USA and India

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

WASHINGTON: CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be his next Secretary of State, is seen as an advocate of a tough policy on Pakistan.
Trump, in a tweet, announced to fire Rex Tillerson as his top diplomat. Trump, said he personally decided to fire Tillerson, because of the differences he had with the former Exxon CEO on a range of issues.

While he did not give a laundry list of such differences except for saying that they were not on the same page, his Af-Pak policy, in particularly the State Department's perceived soft approach to Pakistan was one of them, if the sources are to be believed.

The State Department under Tillerson of late had been advocating for a softer approach on Pakistan in the months since Trump announced on January 1 to suspend all aid to Islamabad till the time it eliminates terrorist safe haven from within its territory.

However, the Pentagon and the intelligence community, whose workforce are the prime victim of terrorism coming out of safe haven had been advocating from a tough approach on Pakistan.

Tillerson's successor Mike Pompeo who currently is the CIA Director, National Security Advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster and the Defence Secretary Jim Mattis were seen to be on the same page when it came to Afghanistan and Pakistan, which Trump Administration has evolved into a comprehensive South Asia Policy. India is a central aspect of this policy.

Week's before Trump announced his decision on Pakistan through a tweet on the wee hours of January 1, Pompeo had warned Pakistan.

Appearing at the Regan Defence Forum at Simi Valley in California, in the first week of December, the CIA Director said if Pakistan does not act against terrorist safe havens in the country the US will.

The Trump administration would deal with the situation if Pakistan turned down Washington's request to destroy safe havens, he then said.

"In the absence of the Pakistanis achieving that, we are going to do everything we can to make sure that that safe haven no longer exists," Pompeo had said.

Pompeo reiterated this a week after Trump announced to freeze security assistance to Pakistan.

"We see the Pakistanis continuing to provide safe harbor, havens inside of Pakistan for terrorists who present risks to the United States of America," Pompeo was quoted as saying by CBS.

"We are doing our best to inform the Pakistanis that this is no longer going to be acceptable. So this conditioned aid, we have given them a chance. If they fix this problem, we are happy to continue to engage with them and be their partner. But if they don't, we are going to protect America," Pompeo said.

He was responding to questions on the decision of the Trump Administration to suspend approximately $2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan for its inability to take decisive actions against terrorist and militant groups operating from its soil.

"The president has made very clear that he needs Pakistan to cease being a safe haven for terrorists that threaten the United States of America, end, period, full stop," Pompeo said, reflecting on the stand taken by Trump.

Trump told reporters that he and Pompeo are on the same page. "With Mike, Mike Pompeo, we have a very similar thought process. I think it's going to go very well," Trump said.

Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point, served with distinction in the US army, and graduated with Honors from Harvard Law School. He went on to serve in the US House of Representatives with a proven record of working across the aisle.

"As Director of the CIA, Mike has earned the praise of members in both parties by strengthening our intelligence gathering, modernizing our defensive and offensive capabilities, and building close ties with our friends and allies in the international intelligence community," Trump said.

"I have gotten to know Mike very well over the past 14 months, and I am confident he is the right person for the job at this critical juncture. He will continue our program of restoring America's standing in the world, strengthening our alliances, confronting our adversaries, and seeking the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," said the US president.

Trump said his experience in the military, Congress, and as leader of the CIA have prepared him well for his new role. He urged the Senate for his swift confirmation. Top American Senators were quick to respond to Trump's call and promised a quick confirmation process for Pompeo.

"I had a very good conversation with Director Pompeo this morning and look forward to meeting with him soon. As I shared with the president, the committee will consider his nomination as expeditiously as possible," Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said.

Senator Marco Rubio said Pompeo is an excellent choice. "His experience as CIA Director, an Army officer, and a congressman, and his proven leadership on national security matters give him unique qualifications to lead the State Department at this critical juncture. I will enthusiastically support his nomination and am hopeful he can be confirmed quickly," he said.


https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...h-policy-on-pakistan/articleshow/63290061.cms

Source is indian, times of india so it is either fake news or extreme propaganda not even worthy of being toilet papaper.

Either way, to the americans: BRING IT ON!

 

[shahbaz baig]

you seem to eager to pontificate about USA and India

read the post no 44..

Source is indian, times of india so it is either fake news or extreme propaganda not even worthy of being toilet papaper.

Either way, to the americans: BRING IT ON!

it was a fake news.. Indian propaganda. they are digging their own grave by propagating.

 

[wiseone2]

read the post no 44..

pakistan & china will lose to usa & india
it is not a scenario china wants to enter into

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

read the post no 44..


it was a fake news.. Indian propaganda. they are digging their own grave by propagating.

EXACTLY!.....Everything from the indian media especially about Pakistan is ALWAYS fake news, propaganda, disinformation and completely unreliable at best.