PAKISTAN THREATENED BY USG POST 911?

So, the guy who led a military coup to take over control of Pakistan, a US ally in tWAT, has now said that the Bush Admin threatened to bomb Pakistan into the Stone Age if they didn't helpt he US with the War Against Terror. Well, at least we see some evidence of how Bush is a "uniter" and not a "divider," as he promoted himself back in the 2000 election, right? "Listen, Pakky, do what I say or you'll be living like cavemen." If it's true, I wish Pakistan's leader had called Bush's bluff. I doubt that Bush would have done it and if he had, then we'd probably have gotten rid of Bush by now. Anyway, here are some specifics, first, from [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2369505,00.html|a September 22, 2006 article] at http://TimesOnline.co.uk:

PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, the President of Pakistan, claimed last night that the Bush Administration threatened to bomb his country “into the Stone Age” if it did not co-operate with the US after 9/11, sharply increasing tensions between the US and one of its closest allies in the war on terrorism. The President, who will meet Mr Bush in the White House today, said the threat was made by Richard Armitage, then the Deputy Secretary of State, in the days after the terror attacks, and was issued to the Pakistani intelligence director.

Later that same day, in [http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/22/bush.musharraf/|another article], this time from CNN.com, Bush claimed to be unaware of the threat:

President Bush on Friday said he was "taken aback" by a report that a U.S. official threatened the United States would attack Pakistan if it did not help immediately after 9/11. Bush made the remarks at a White House news conference with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, thanking the U.S. ally for his role in the war on terror. The Pakistan president has told CBS News that -- immediately following the September 11, 2001, attacks -- the Bush administration threatened to bomb his country "back to the Stone Age" if Pakistan did not help in the U.S. war on terrorism. Bush said he first heard of the alleged threat "in the newspaper today." ... "I was taken aback by the harshness of the words," he said. "All I can tell you is that shortly after 9/11, Secretary [of State] Colin Powell came in and said President Musharraf understands the stakes, and he wants to join and help root out an enemy that has come and killed 3,000 of our citizens."

Cowboy politics in action! WAAHOOO!!

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