You advised of the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Youre now professor at Boston University and the director of the south and central asia institute. You write ostensibly for the new york times, the wall street journal, the International Tribune to name a few of the publications. So you obviously have an inside view of this relationship. And i think just the title is a strong indictment of u. S. Policy towards pakistan. And in your words if i may quote, you said the u. S. Pakistan relationship, a tale of exaggerated expectation, broken promises and disastrous misunderstandings. I want to delve into what you mean by that a little later in the interview but first i want to ask you a simple question. What motivated you to write this book . As this book has been on my mind for many years i went to college in 1979 when several of my colleagues i was in karachi in the south of pakistan but my colleagues as students in islamabad burned dow turned dow. Embassy and people at karachi also wa
For a these great conversation instead also linda, her book is for sale she will be signing books after word so be sure to get your book she will set here doing that but this was a great conversation also figure for coming and for your great questions. We look forward to use the new next time. [applause] [inaudible conversations] host delighted to be here with Husain Haqqani read his book just released magnificent delusions pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding. Delighted to be here with you today. Use served as the ambassador as the embassador to pakistan 2008 through 2011 you advised Benazir Bhutto dow professor at Boston University of the director and thuds tin is to he writes extensively for the wall street journal and the New York Times today matthew. You obviously have a very in side few of this relationship and i think just the title is a strong indictment of u. S. Policy. And is in your words you save u. S. Pakistan relationship the tale of the ex
Thank you very much for your time. Broken promises and disastrous misunderstanding, and i would like to delegate to you, what you mean by that by the interview and first i want to ask you a simple question. What motivated you to write this but . Guest this book has been on my mind. I was a College Student in 1979. And i was in the south of pakistan. And i actually remember when they wanted to go and burn down the conflict. And all of this have to do with an incident that took place and it had been taken over by a gunman. Because people just went berserk. And i was someone who said no, we cant do this. We wont be able to on burn it the next day we find out that the americans are a part of that. And because of that, i was wondering why the pakistanis have this kneejerk antiamerican sentiment. Because from what i had read about the United States, and even with foreign or american domestic policy, it is not the greatest. And how this sometimes talks about the historic influence that just k
They are playing with what is essentially a videogame in error. But the people that are being targeted are real people. I know a drone pilot and he told me when he gets into his car as he drives off the base after having been involved with operations, there is a sign when he leaves that this buckle up. This is most dangerous part of your day. Meaning that he has a greater likelihood of getting hit in a car accident than of being killed, even though other countries around the world habits. Jones up have an essential component of what the Obama Administration calls a counterterrorism strategy and has been a dramatic use an escalation of use in drone strikes. The u. S. Is very much building up its covert action capabilities on the front of that. When i was on airport on my way here i ran into a young guy said that he was going to deployment and he said that im going to a place in the u. S. Has taken over a military base there. Out of that phase the u. S. Africa command also has paramilita
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