Clinton in Pakistan encounters widespread distrust of U.S.

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Clinton in Pakistan encounters widespread distrust of U.S.
The discontent is not just from radicals, even college students and respected journalists question Washington's intentions in Pakistan. Some liken U.S. drone missile strikes to terrorism.


By Alex Rodriguez

November 1, 2009

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - Every time Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to win over Pakistanis during her three-day charm offensive last week, they fired back a polite but firm message:

We don't really trust your country.

No matter how hard Clinton tried to reassure audiences in Lahore and Islamabad with talk of providing economic aid where it's needed most, Pakistanis seized on her visit as the perfect moment to lash out at a U.S. government they perceive as arrogant, domineering and insensitive to their plight.

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In those voices what rang clear was a sense that Pakistan was paying a heavy price for America's "war on terror."

"You had one 9/11, and we are having daily 9/11s in Pakistan," Asma Shirazi, a journalist with Geo TV, told Clinton during the Islamabad town hall meeting.

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Well, duh. What did she expect? We have to stop killing people by remote control. Most of the people we have killed in the Middle East were just incidental damage anyway. Anyone bothering to keep track of how many innocents we have killed in Pakistan so far?
There would not be nearly so many terrorists and not nearly so much terrorism if we had not killed so many of the terrorists relatives and friends. Why does anyone think they became terrorists in the first place?


Our adventure in Iraq so far.

[excess_3]

1. watch out for snipers .nt

[KG]

2. americans - deaf to any voices but thier own.

[kenny blankenship]

3. Looks like somebody needs more robo-bombing!

Since what we've done so far isn't working, let's up the bombing. Then they'll love us.

[BootinUp]

4. The feeling is mutual

Its not as simple as the you suggest either. Lets face it, there are plenty of nuts and warmongers on both sides.