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"Trust me, this great thing happened which is going to increase my popularity. There's no to verify that this great thing actually happened, but you know that
by tangled 11y ago
"Trust me, this great thing happened which is going to increase my popularity. There's no to verify that this great thing actually happened, but you know that I wouldn't lie to you."
- mikeash 11y agoGiven how embarrassing it was to the Pakistani government, wouldn't the fact that they never disputed its occurrence lend great weight to the official story? Unless the theory is that the raid happened but just didn't result in killing the guy, which seems pretty weird.
- tangled 11y agoAt its peak in 2010, the US gave Pakistan 4.5 billion dollars in aid [1] (although in more recent years this value has decreased). That sort of money can buy a lot of cooperation. [1] http://www.cgdev.org/page/aid-pakistan-numbers http://www.cgdev.org/page/aid-pakistan-numbers
- arethuza 11y agoIsn't it pretty likely that Pakistan, or more specifically the ISI, used some of that money to fund the Taliban? Sandy Gall mention this in his book "War Against the Taliban" - here is a review: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9042196/War-Against-theTaliban-by-Sandy-Gall-review.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/9042196...
- mikeash 11y agoMaybe it can, but in this case it seems to buy pretty minimal cooperation and a whole lot of backstabbing.