Case For Pakistan Aid Gets More Complicated After Zardari's Remarks -- The Hill
Even lawmakers who support engaging with Pakistan were left shaking their heads this week after that country’s leader demanded that the United Nations make blasphemy illegal.
The disconnect between how the U.S. and Pakistan view the world won on full display in speeches by the two countries leaders, and it wasn’t lost on U.S. lawmakers who have long called for defunding aid to Pakistan.
As a result, it could become tougher for the administration to justify support for the strategically vital country.
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My Comment: How the U.S. State department can continue to make the case that we should provide aid to Pakistan while at the same time Pakistan is demanding that the U.S. adopt blasphemy laws is completely beyond me.
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