Pakistan Finds Common Ground with US on Border Policy: Double Standards
Pakistan is now, allegedly, acting like the very 'foreign aggressors' it once decried, conducting unilateral operations against what it deems cross-border threats from Afghanistan. This mirrors the global superpower playbook, where 'sovereignty' is a fluctuating concept, often ignored when 'national interests' dictate. Remember when the US unilaterally entered Pakistan territory to hunt Osama bin
Laden in 2011? Or countless drone strikes? Islamabad raged then, but now, facing its own intractable militant problem, suddenly finds those 'red lines' a tad blurry. The media calls it a 'new normal' for Pakistan, but it's an old normal for the global hegemons. Pakistan, a long-time recipient of US military aid – nearly $50 billion since 1948, according to USAID figures – seems to have absorbed
more than just weaponry from its benefactors. It's learned the lesson: rules are for others, especially if your neighbor is too weak to retaliate effectively. How many times have we seen powerful nations lecture others on territorial integrity, then promptly violate it themselves?