David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

Pakistan sponsors terrorism, especially against India. https://t.co/oZQPXtqIBe Pakistan wittingly or unwittingly sheltered Osama bin Laden for years. Pakistan got away with it, because so long as US & NATO were committed to Afghanistan - Pakistan had the West by the throat. 5/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 16, 2021

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David Frum @davidfrum

From that point onward, US and NATO operations in Afghanistan could be conducted only at Pakistani sufferance. There ensued the bizarre predicament: Pakistan was both the most important backer of the Taliban enemy -and the most important supplier of the US & NATO force. 4/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 16, 2021

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One important motive for the US to leave Afghanistan was to recover more global freedom of action - not to have to worry that holding Pakistan to account might cause an interruption of supplies to Afghanistan. 6/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 16, 2021