Adm Mike Mullen

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15027923

Before a Senate hearing on Thursday, Admiral Mullen stated definitively that Pakistani intelligence was supporting militant extremists in Afghanistan as they launch attacks on US forces there.

"The Haqqani network, for one, acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency," said Adm Mullen.

Rarely if ever have we heard such a senior figure make the accusation so publicly, with such specific information attached to it.
 
The admiral referred to an attack using a truck bomb, which injured nearly 80 coalition troops south of Kabul earlier this month and the attack on the US embassy and other official buildings in Kabul last week.

 
Adm Mike Mullen is about to retire, but not before letting fly a few choice words at Islamabad "With ISI support, Haqqani operatives planned and conducted that truck bomb attack, as well as the assault on our embassy."

[Xavier_Onassis]

The Admiral said this because (a) it is true and (b) he was given permission and almost certainly encouragement, to say it.

Pakistanis are "Allies from Hell".

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-allen-smith/i-will-forever-respect-ad_b_446506.html


Remember Mullen was the guy that called for less DADT.

[BSB]

Didn't this happen a month or two ago?

Anyway, Pakistan's foreign policy regarding Afghanistan is to keep it fractured. If it's never in one piece India can't influence it. That's their end goal.

BSB

[Plane]

22 September 2011


Yes about a month ago.

I guess you might be right about Packistan wanting Afganistan to remain fractured and weak.

This also serves drug farmers and smugglers who don't need to fight a strong central authority.

   Do you suppose the Drug concerns have a strong lobby in Packistan?

[Xavier_Onassis]

Pakistan is a very divided country. I am sure that there is a lot of division over what Pakistan's policy to Afghanistan should be.
Some surely want a divided Afghanistan, I am pretty sure others would like for the Pastun part of Pakistan to be a part of the NW Tribal areas of Pakistan as well.

Afghanistan has never really been a country as most people understand the concept. There is unity only in poverty and religion.

Pakistan is unified by religion and the desire to be independent from India. I think most Pakis want Kashmir to be part of Pakistan as well.

The world might be better off if Pakistan were several countries.

[BSB]

There may be different opinions in Pakistan on how to handle Afghanistan but their official policy, and actions, are entirely united. They will do anything to keep it from becoming influenced by India.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&ie=ISO-8859-1&gbv=1&q=ISI+Afghanistan+India

And lets not forget. bin Laden was operating in Afghanistan when 9/11 occured because Pakistan allowed him to operate there.


BSB

[Xavier_Onassis]

Pakistan is poorer and far less populous than India. The main reason India has not attacked Pakistan is the sizable Muslim minority in India. Now there is the Paki bomb, of course.

The rational way to settle the Kashmir issue is to let it become an independent state, that later could have a plebiscite to join India, Pakistan or separate and join both. Neither country seems willing to do this, however.