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The US took note of it after China made her bold statement, it was impossible for the US to take note of China's bold statement before China gave it.But you have yet to explain how the US took note of it in regards to the bin-Laden raid, before China ever made such a pledge to Pakistan.
So I'm to believe that some vague, unnamed, "members on the forum" are the definitive authorities on this issue?
How about we look at what we actually do know about it. President Musharraff only made this claim for the first time, in a single interview on the American TV show '60 Minutes' years after the fact. And even he admitted in the interview, that he was only repeating what he had been told happened, in a conversation immediately after 9/11/2001 between a Pakistani ISI officer, and Deputy Sec. of State, Richard Armitage. When Musharraff was later pressed for details by other reporters, he repeatedly dodged the questions until he then claimed he was, "unable to provide details due to restrictions by the publisher" of his upcoming book, 'In the Line of Fire'. Riiiiight. Richard Armitage, when he was questioned about the alleged incident, was utterly baffled and stated that while he did have numerous conversations with Pakistani officials right after 9/11, and did repeat President Bush's, "those that aren't with us, are against us." line, that his call to Pakistani officials were cordial, cooperative, and no threat at all, was ever made. President Bush, was likewise baffled, stating that he first heard of such a story, only when he read it in the newspapers, many years after 9/11. Colin Powell said that such a threat would not have been made in any event, as his calls, and others, reported that Musharraff's government immediately agreed to all seven items requested by the US government, of Pakistan, without conditions.
And btw, when Gen. Musharraff's book was published, it was most harshly trashed by the reviewers in Pakistan for it's multitude of self-serving lies, excuses, and inconsistencies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Armitage_(politician)#Pakistan_and_the_fight_against_terrorism
https://www.pressreader.com/
Well there are many who say that Pakistan had no choice due to the threat of war and others who say that Musharraf was a sell-out and insincere to his people...I am still undecided...