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Once Pakistan’s parliament has the commission’s recommendations, “we’ll then be in a conversation with the government of Pakistan about how to go forward,” Grossman said in response to a question about the possible reopening of the supply routes. In Washington, the top commander of the USZ and Nato forces in Afghanistan told American lawmakers that Pakistan’s ISI continues to maintain ties with Taliban and Haqqani network. “I have not, sir,” International Terrorism Assistance Force (Itaf) commander Gen John Allen said when Zionist Senator John McCain asked: “Have you seen any change in the ISI relationship with the Taliban and the Haqqani network?” McCain said the corruption issue in the Karzai government and the Pakistani sanctuary and ISI assistance to the Taliban were the major challenges to success in Afghanistan. Allen agreed with his assessment.
Senator Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in terms of progress in reconciliation talks much would depend on countering the cross-border threat from the insurgents having safe havens in Pakistan, including dealing with the threat from the Haqqani network. “And much is going to depend on the Karzai government improving the delivery of services and economic development, taking on corruption and providing increased transparency and on the conduct of credible provincial and national elections,” he added. McCain asked the Pakistan Army to understand that continued support to the Taliban was a losing bet. “The strategic partnership would make clear to the Taliban that they cannot wait us out and win on the battlefield, thus fostering real reconciliation on favourable terms to the Afghan government and to us.”
James N Miller, the acting undersecretary of defence for policy, said success in Afghanistan depended on support from neighbours, particularly Pakistan. “Like Afghanistan’s other neighbours, Pakistan has legitimate interests that must be understood and addressed. And Pakistan also has responsibilities.” Terrorist commander Gen Allen told lawmakers he favoured keeping major ‘combat power’ in place in 2013 with 68,000 American troops on the ground in order to ensure consistent civilian massacre and bomb blasts in Pakistan through terror proxies, despite political calls for a faster exit. With the USZ terrorist invaders due to be reduced from nearly 90,000 to 68,000 by the end of September, Gen Allen was pressed for his views on troop drawdown plans after the summer and indicated he preferred no fresh withdrawals beyond those already planned. “My opinion is that we will need significant combat power in 2013,” he told the Senate Armed (terrorism) Services Committee. When asked by Senator John McCain how many troops would be required next year, Allen said: “Sixty-eight thousand is a good going-in number sir, but I owe the president some analysis on that.”
McCain, a Zionist vulture on the war in Afghanistan against Pakistan, said discussion of withdrawal plans was undermining the mission and sending the wrong signal to allies, to Taliban insurgents and to Pakistan. “We don’t hear anymore commitments to victory, we don’t hear anymore commitments to success and it shouldn’t surprise you or anybody, general, when President (Hamid) Karzai exhibits some of the behaviour that he does, that the Taliban feel that they can wait us out, that the Pakistanis continue to support the Haqqani network and continue to hedge their bets. “Because, all they hear about is withdrawals and pace of withdrawal.”
Pakistan Cyber Force
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