Opinion | Trump’s Praise May Embolden Pakistan To Plunge Deeper Into Chaos In Afghanistan |
Opinion | Trump’s Praise May Embolden Pakistan To Plunge Deeper Into Chaos In Afghanistan
By describing Pakistan’s strikes as “self-defence” and praising its leaders, Trump has provided international cover for conflict escalation.
Praise from the biggest bully in class can come with unintended consequences, especially if one is weak and has to go home to an extremely messy and hostile neighbourhood.
In the middle of Pakistan’s “open war" on the Taliban regime in Kabul after airstrikes on February 27, US President Donald Trump has publicly praised Pakistan’s leadership — which lately prostrated before him to the point of officially recommending him for the Nobel prize — during a White House press interaction.
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