Gene, when I interviewed Congressman Wilson in June, we spoke at length about Pakistan. an exerpt...
KOB: How do you think Pakistan is going to pan-out as an ally on the war on terror? I’ve seen a lot of mixed reporting, about how Al-Qaeda is enjoying a safe-haven in Pakistan. And we’re sending a lot of money over there. You gotta wonder how much is ending up in their hands.
JW: My view is it’s sad. We found this out in Afghanistan, in Somalia and places in Iraq, that there are ungoverned areas of the world. Even in Latin America, and so, sadly, in Pakistan and Waziristan, there are ungoverned tribal areas. I believe for President Mussarif, it’s in his interest to reduce terrorism. In fact, he, himself, has been the target of numerous terrorist assassination attempts. And many people may question his sincerity, but I can tell you, anyone who’s dodged a bullet is going to be sincere.
KOB: So you do think he is a sincere ally?
JW: I believe he is a very sincere ally to the best of his ability. Sadly, the extremist philosophies have a high level of respectability in Pakistan. They shouldn’t, but they do. So he’s dealing with a public that I don’t think understands the negative futility of extremism.
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