Bush may say, “We don’t torture.” when we all know that he does. But (to borrow from Bush) Musharaff says, “We don’t deal with terrorists,” when in fact we all know that Musharaff does deal with terrorists and gives them free reign in certain regions of his country.

And now we have a new definition of “transparency”.

I’m just tired of seeing the US be the fools who rush in with all the money and the meddling and reap so little in the way of rewards. Let someone else muck about with it for a change, afterall, how could they make it any worse?

The French and Dutch can barely manage their own “youth”, let along lend give credible input into Pakistan’s internal troubles.

Spoken like a person who I’d bet dollars to donoughts has never visted either country.

The “youth” in The Netherlands and France seem to be doing just fine from my observations in country.

I know for a fact Americans would kill for the juvenile crime rate in Holland, not to mention teen pregnancy and teen drug use.

France is less impressive, but still significantly lower than our own rates.

First and foremost, Pakistan needs to purify its security apparatus. What help can the west provide in that endeavor?

The French and Dutch can barely manage their own “youth”, let along lend give credible input into Pakistan’s internal troubles.