Bush offers Pakistan help protecting itself

[inanna]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday said the United States wanted to help Pakistan protect itself amid questions about U.S. military strikes aimed at al Qaeda and Taliban militants in its remote border region.

Bush sat down for his first face-to-face meeting with newly elected Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss security and economic issues before they attended the U.N. General Assembly.

There have been numerous questions about U.S. strikes in the remote region along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as an alleged commando raid, sparking anger among many Pakistanis about violations of their country's sovereignty.

"Your words have been very strong about Pakistan's sovereign right and sovereign duty to protect your country, and the United States wants to help," Bush said before the meeting. He did not address the strikes.

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[Ian David]

1. Oh, I'm sure they're jumping up and down for joy in Pakistan today. n/t

[ixion]

2. See, the US wants to protect Pakistan by invading

:eyes:

[stillcool]

3. Isn't that extortion?

[no_hypocrisy]

4. A variation of "I'm from the IRS and I'm here to help you."

[htuttle]

5. Did he say it with a New Jersey accent?

"That's a nice little country you have there. It would be a shame if anything were to happen to it..."

[gratuitous]

6. Note to Pakistan: Ask Iraq how U.S. "protection" works out

How does Bush propose "protecting" Pakistan from our own military?

[YDogg]

7. this ought to be good

:popcorn:

[LynnTheDem]

8. ROTFLMAO!!!!!

Oh my fucking Gawd!!! If it weren't for all the deaths, mutiliations, rapes, destruction etc, this would be the funniest shit ever.

[HopeHoops]

9. Lets see - they shoot at us with our weapons, so what, Bush wants us to shoot ourselves?

[bemildred]

10. "Look what we have done for Iraq and Afghanistan." nt