the group also known as the ttb has wreaked havoc in pakistan itself, killing thousands of civilians. so should his demise be welcomed? not according to angry leaders in pakistan and afghanistan who criticize the timing of the strikes, which came as they prepared for peace talks with the taliban. let s get right to it. are drones helping or hurting? hussein akani was pakistan s ambassador to the united states, he has a new book out about the relationship between the two countries called magnificent solutions. he is now the dean of the maxwell school at syracuse university. jim, let me start with you, does it make sense to assassinate somebody you wanted to head peace talks to find some kind of political settlement in
while, but they will come back to talking to the u.s. because at the end of the day, renegotiating with the united states is far more important for pakistani s leaders than negotiations with the taliban. and when they do negotiate with the fall ban, and if they do do they really want to take pakistan into the 21st century. hussein, james, fascinating conversation. we ll be back in touch. up next, what in the world has the united nations come up with a way to actually end wars? it sounds too good to be true, doesn t it? i will explain. jackie: there are plenty of things i prefer to do on my own. but when it comes to investing, i just think it s better to work with someone. someone you feel you can really partner with. unfortunately, i ve found that some brokerage firms don t always encourage that kind of relationship.
anti-american demonstration was not a reaction to drone strikes, it took part in 1948. pakistani leaders have consistently negotiated against the u.s. by telling american leaders that i am your best hope of keeping an unruly country under control. and that process has not stopped. so if the pakistani public is simply not informed or educated about them the way it ought to be, then there will be confusion. briefly, hussein, where does this leave us? is this progress from the pakistani government pro forma and in a few weeks we ll be back to normal? i think we will be back to some kind of a relationship. prime minister sharif s visit to washington recently was the third attempt at a reset in relations between pakistan and the united states since 9/11. and i don t think he or his government want that attempt to completely fail. i think they will implicate public opinion for a little
sanctuary because he now indicates a vague interest in peace talks. it s now time, both the afghan taliban and the pakistani taliban they will come in because that s their interest, not because they somehow find it as a way to get clemency for their past acts of murder. hussein, you said something which struck me, which is that there is a tendency in pakistan to sympathize with the idea of talking to the taliban. there is a hostility to these kind of targeted attacks. but these guys are troi s ars a and they have killed many, many more pakistanis than they have americans. explain to us, is the anti-americanism so strong, that if it actually gets rid of people assume it must be a bad thing? fareed, if you read my book you are find that the first
attacks on protesters. today, tanks and armored vehicles moved on to more towns searching for members of the opposition. last night u.n. ambassador susan rice accused iran of actively supporting the crackdown. in libya, nato trainers have been arriving in rebel areas of the east to train the opposition while gadhafi forces continue attacking the besieges city of misrata. one of the deadliest shooting in recent memory left nine americans dead in afghanistan. after afghan officer accused of opening fire on a group inside the kabul airport, following an argument, killing eight u.s. soldiers and an american contractor. from afghanistan to pakistan now where officials are feuding with the cia over drone attacks. the raymond davis case and concerns about troop withdrawals from afghanistan to come. with us now, pakistan s ambassador to the united states, hussein akani. great to see you again. there is a lot going on and a lot of tension in the u.s./pakistani relationship. a visit was in