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Old 30th Dec 2001, 18:43
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Ever since the start of the 'war on terrorism', ive had the feeling that there is a bit of a double standard. Mr Bush and his administration have on numerous occassions stated quite clearly that this war is not just on the Taliban, Bin Laden and his network, but also on ANY other country that supports or sponsors terrorism. There was even talk at one point, that the campaign would move onto Iraq.

Why then have they taken no action against Pakistan? Here is a country that since its formation in 1947 has thrived solely on hatred towrads india and the western world and the development of extremist groups. Its well known that Pakistan's own intelligence agency, the ISI, has supported terrorist organisations and has always been sympathetic towards the Taliban. Pakistan itself is largely responsible for the growth of the Taliban. Ok, so without the support of Pakistan, america would struggle to overthrow the Taliban and capture Bin Laden (an act which would do little to stop terrorism around the world). Its clear to see that america is quite happy to use a country in which terrorism has grown, in order to acheive its own personal agenda.

Pakistani groups were responsible for the attacks on the Indian parliament in Delhi and also the terrorist attack on the State Assembly in Srinagar in October in which 38 people were killed. India has every right to build up its forces against Pakistani sponsored terrorism.
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