Bush Plans Visit to Pakistan in March, Perhaps Bomb Something

IT seems Bush is going to visit Pakistan. I suppose he wanted to go to the smoking crater personally, maybe count body parts.

Let's change the locks while he's out. Come on, let's at least short-sheet the Lincoln Bedroom!

Christine Hauser of the N.Y. Times writes:

The Pakistani prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, today underscored the importance of Pakistan's coalition with the United States in fighting terrorism, a relationship that has recently stirred protests in his country after an American airstrike there killed 18 civilians.

President Bush, also affirming the relationship, said he would visit Pakistan and India in March.

Mr. Aziz, in his remarks during a White House appearance with Mr. Bush, made no mention of the Jan. 13 missile attack that had been aimed at members of the Al Qaeda network but has so far not conclusively yielded evidence any were killed.

Mr. Aziz said that Pakistan's and Washington's interests converged in the region.

Wait, interests? What interests do we have in common besides blowing up things? Do they have oil?

"We are pursuing peace with all our neighbors," said Mr. Aziz, sitting next to Mr. Bush, in remarks that were televised. "We want a solution of all disputes including the Kashmir dispute. We want to see a strong stable Afghanistan. We are against proliferations of nuclear weapons by anybody, and we want to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations."

"Our coalition with the United States in fighting terrorism is very important to all of the world and all of civil society," Mr. Aziz said.

Mr. Aziz said Pakistan was also eager for American investment.

Oh, there it is, investment! That's what we have in common. We need places to put factories close to cheap, underskilled, child laborers, and they want money. It's a match made in heaven. Maybe we could put a free trade zone there? We'll call it: PSAFTA! (shafta?) The Pakistan Screwing Americans Free Trade Agreement!

Eh, Bush will probably take credit for it anyways.

The entire article can be found here:
Bush Plans Visit to Pakistan in March

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