Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the ISI is "playing both sides" and "Look, their maintaining of contact with this group [al Qaida & the taliban], in my view, is a strategic hedge,".
In my view the ISI wants the taliban to win. Times of India
WASHINGTON
: Accusing the ISI of engaging in "strategic hedging" and "playing both sides" in Afghanistan, top Pentagon officials have said that
getting rid of the al-Qaida "safe haven" in Pakistan is the "top priority" for the US to win the war against terrorism in the region.
The Pakistani intelligence agency is "playing both sides", US defence secretary Robert Gates said, adding that though Islamabad has committed itself to be part of the US-led war against terrorism in the region, it continues to maintain links with the extremist elements.
"Look, their maintaining of contact with this group, in my view, is a strategic hedge," Gates told the CBS news responding to a question that parts of Pakistan's ISI was still supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
"They (Pakistanis) are not sure who's going to win in Afghanistan. They're not sure what's going to happen along that border area. So to a certain extent they play both sides," Gates said.
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So let's send them billions of dollars in aid, give them access to all of our intelligence on drones, and let them have the final say on whether to pull the trigger or not.
Feh.
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