Comments on: Joe Biden’s Pakistan Policy

By: Asim Aziz

Asim Aziz — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:18:55 +0000

I was almost in tears after reading what Biden said about Pakistan.
I am a Pakistani-Canadian and truly care and feel for Pakistan’s current crisis.
Finally, an American official seems to understand the problem at hand. In that, the breading grounds for extremist thought are fertile in Pakistan because of lack of education and stronger institutions.
What’s needed is the cleansing of brains that are prone to indulge in extremism in the near future. Investment in education and autonomous institutions are they key ingredients for eliminating misconceptions in Pakistani youth and to prove American intentions sincere and trust worthy. That having done, Pakistan may very well be resemblence of Japan in muslim world for us in coming decades.
It would be a grave mistake to use blind force and hope that a nuclear armed nation of 160 millions will subside without credible threat to stability of the world. Resort to building confidence and depriving extermism to prevail, seemingly long, but might be our only hope to a successful future without creating a bigger mess…

By: Inam Khan

Inam Khan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:50:04 +0000

Excellent,
I think Mr.Biden knows what to do to curb extremism, and promote moderation and Democracy.
By supporting Musharraf, what america has gained? there is more extremism than was before musharraf in Pakistan.By handing over a handful of extremists is not the solution , we should look into the root causes, ie denial of freedom and true democracy.
If pakistani people are allowed th enjoy the fruits of true democracy, and I mean true and real democracy which they never have tasted, the extremism will be a matter of Past. Dictatorship harbours extremism and terrorism because it rules by opression and supression.
Mr. Bush has ignored this fact and I think Mr. Biden knows where the solution lies.

By: ahsan

ahsan — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:38:03 +0000

wow…that’s just….so RIGHT. how pathetic is it that i’m actually surprised when a presidential candidate makes perfect sense? these policies are spot-on. kudos to biden (or more likely his foreign policy team).