lennart
28-09-03, 20:58
Musharraf cannot guarantee loyalty of Pak troops if deployed in Iraq
uploaded 28 Sep 2003
Pak deployment in Iraq divides US govt
11 September 2003: The United States state department, Pentagon and sections of the White House are divided on deploying Pakistani troops in Iraq, following General Pervez Musharraf~s letter a month ago saying he can take no guarantee for their loyalty.
The US needs at least fifty thousand troops for volatile Sunni central Iraq, and the US was planning to build a Sunni force from Bangladesh, Brunei, Albania and Turkey around a Pakistani core.
Musharraf~s letter that said that Pakistani troops could get out of control in Iraq, leak operational information, and even join in the jihad with the Iraqis, created a flutter in the state department, and its South Asia Desk argued against any Pakistani deployment.
But another section of the state department, the Pentagon, and the White House believe Musharraf~s letter to be a ploy not to deploy in Iraq, and they argue that Pakistan must deploy and face the consequences if its troops get out of line.
The US fears that if Pakistan does not deploy in Iraq, other Muslim countries would run scared of doing so, especially Bangladesh, and this would leave America with a gap in military build-up in the explosive Sunni areas.
All the Arab countries asked to deploy troops have cited difficulties, because their small armies are required to guard the borders in view of the crisis situation in Iraq and the mounting terrorism there.
Visiting US assistant secretary of state Christina Rocca hinted at problems with Pakistani deployment to Indian officials, but concentrated the bulk of her efforts in getting an Indian contingent
http://www.khilafah.com/home/category.php?DocumentID=8341&TagID=2
Dus geen pakistaanse troepen naar Iraq me dunkt.
uploaded 28 Sep 2003
Pak deployment in Iraq divides US govt
11 September 2003: The United States state department, Pentagon and sections of the White House are divided on deploying Pakistani troops in Iraq, following General Pervez Musharraf~s letter a month ago saying he can take no guarantee for their loyalty.
The US needs at least fifty thousand troops for volatile Sunni central Iraq, and the US was planning to build a Sunni force from Bangladesh, Brunei, Albania and Turkey around a Pakistani core.
Musharraf~s letter that said that Pakistani troops could get out of control in Iraq, leak operational information, and even join in the jihad with the Iraqis, created a flutter in the state department, and its South Asia Desk argued against any Pakistani deployment.
But another section of the state department, the Pentagon, and the White House believe Musharraf~s letter to be a ploy not to deploy in Iraq, and they argue that Pakistan must deploy and face the consequences if its troops get out of line.
The US fears that if Pakistan does not deploy in Iraq, other Muslim countries would run scared of doing so, especially Bangladesh, and this would leave America with a gap in military build-up in the explosive Sunni areas.
All the Arab countries asked to deploy troops have cited difficulties, because their small armies are required to guard the borders in view of the crisis situation in Iraq and the mounting terrorism there.
Visiting US assistant secretary of state Christina Rocca hinted at problems with Pakistani deployment to Indian officials, but concentrated the bulk of her efforts in getting an Indian contingent
http://www.khilafah.com/home/category.php?DocumentID=8341&TagID=2
Dus geen pakistaanse troepen naar Iraq me dunkt.