US quietly cuts Pakistan back from education and training

[FJAG]

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational programmes that have been a hallmark of bilateral military relations for more than a decade, U.S. officials say.

The move, which has not been previously reported, is one of the first known impacts from Trump's decision this year to suspend U.S. security assistance to Pakistan to compel it to crack down on Islamic militants.

The Pentagon and the Pakistani military did not comment directly on the decision or the internal deliberations, but officials from both countries privately criticised the move.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on the condition of anonymity, said they were worried the decision could undermine a key trust-building measure. Pakistani officials warned it could push their military to further look to China or Russia for leadership training.

The effective suspension of Pakistan from the U.S. government's International Military Education and Training program (IMET) will close off places that had been set aside for 66 Pakistani officers this year, a State Department spokesperson told Reuters. . . .

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https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/08/11/us-cuts-military-training-programmes-in-crackdown-on-pakistan_a_23500322/?utm_hp_ref=in-homepage

:cheers:

 

[dapaterson]

So, "Nation that harboured architect of largest terrorist attack on US soil to receive reduced US military support" is somehow controversial?

 

[Remius]

So, "Nation that harboured architect of largest terrorist attack on US soil to receive reduced US military support" is somehow controversial?

Of course it is.  World views are being shaped by ones political leanings these days.

Caging kids, separating families is all good if you like Trump.  Saudi Arabia is somehow the victim if you hate Trudeau.  Peace in the Korean Peninsula is bad if Trump gets credit.  Doug Ford is evil if you don’t like cheap beer.

I’m surprised this shocks anyone nowadays.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Pakistan has been a back stabbing nation for a long time, let China enjoy their embrace for a change, I have no doubt they do the same to them.