U.S. Mission in Pakistan Hindered by Anti-Americanism
A new wave of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan has slowed the arrival of hundreds of U.S. civilian and military officials charged with implementing assistance programs, undermined cooperation in the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban and put American lives at risk, according to officials f... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via NewsRack (Afghanistan)
This article highlights the difficulties the U.S. faces in working with Pakistan (and Afghanistan) to fight the Taliban and other extreme (terrorist) groups. More broadly, it shows the distrust of the Muslim world for the U.S., much of it fueled by bias and ignorance, as shown in this quote form a Pakinstani man: "We are a Muslim country, and the non-Muslim world, the Americans and the Jews and the Indians, are all threatened by our civilization."