Pakistan Will Buy U.S. Jets Purchase Upsets Officials in India
Augusta Chronicle, The › March 29, 2005
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The Bush administration rewarded Pakistan, an improbable ally in the war on terrorism, with a promise Friday that it could buy sophisticated U.S.-built F-16 warplanes. Pakistan's nuclear rival, India, immediately complained the sale would threaten its security.
The sales would represent a shift in policy after years of sanctions and harsh rhetoric from Washington over Pakistan's nuclear ambitions and what U.S. administrations have seen as tolerance for Islamic extremism. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, however, Pakistan has become an important partner in hunting suspected terrorists and cracking down on anti-American extremists.See the full content of this document
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Pakistan Will Buy U.S. Jets Purchase Upsets Officials in India
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