ADMIRAL MIKE Mullen the highest ranking American officer in Pentagon considered by Pakistanis as their very benevolent friend so much so that in Pakistan he is affectionately nick named ‘Abu Mullen El Ameriki’, not only stunned Pakistan but even the American Senate Committee on September 22 by his presentation, which first time in the history of America directly blamed Pakistani Army and ISI for waging proxy war against America in Afghanistan.

American senators who have been demanding strong measures against Pakistan on this issue of Pakistani double game for quite some time now, cutting across the party line have voted for a resolution which makes all American aid including military being given to Pakistan conditional to Pakistani action against these jehadis nurtured by them.

 America has also included the India specific terror organization Lashkar-e -Toiba operating from Pakistani soil against Indian cities in their demand. Reacting to this development Pakistani Foreign Minster Hina Rabbani Khar currently in America for UN General Assembly has warned America that if they do not stop blaming Pakistan, America will lose Pakistani support on their war on terror.

The genesis of this open war of words between Pakistan and America are the September 10 terror attack on American troops in Wardak in Afghanistan by the Haqqani network operating from North Waziristan in Pakistan which killed five Afghan officials and injured 77 American troops and the Jehadi attack on American Embassy in Kabul on September 13 which America says is the handiwork of Haqqani network.

The relations between America and Pakistan started going sour after American discovery of Osama Bin Laden in safe haven of Pakistani Garrison town of Abbottabad in May this year. There is no doubt that America has been able to cull out lot of concrete evidence of Pakistani Armies culpability in hiding Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad from the  hard disc of computer of Osama carted away by the American Seals from the Osama hideout in Abbottabad. US  is also in possession of the cell phones which the Jehadis of the Haqqani network attacking the American Embassy in Kabul on 13 Sep were using to talk with their ISI handlers during and after the attack.

It is now clear to America that Pakistan is unlikely to act against the sanctuaries provided by them to the Jehadis operating against American troops in Afghanistan and against India. Admiral Mike Mullen has officially stated that this Pakistani inaction is making it impossible for the 130000 American troops in Afghanistan to break the insurgency there and pull out by the year 2014 as announced by President Obama. Pakistani Army fights only those Jehadis in their country who are directly challenging the authority of the Pakistani Army like the Tehrik-e-Pakistan Taliban.

So what happens next? Till a year back America was 70 per cent dependent on land routes through Pakistan for supply of its troops fighting in Afghanistan. However now by opening new routes via central Asian countries, America has reduced this dependency on Pakistan to 30 per cent. It is also apparent that US has realized that its policy of molly coddling Pakistan by lavish military aid and other aid amounting to billions of dollars has gone waste. It is also a confirmed situation that come what may, US will withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014.

It is quite possible that US may give Pakistan a resounding parting kick by launching an all out air and missile war against the jehadi groups sponsored by Pakistan within its territory which includes Haqqani network. Possibility of American troops entering Pakistan in North Waziristan Area cannot be ruled out. It is unlikely that China the all weather friend of Pakistan and on whom the Pakistan is currently banking to bail itself out against America will come in the way.

China itself has a very restive Muslim population numbering 10 million in its Xing Xian Province who want independence from China. Saudi Arabia the other sponsor of Pakistan itself is dependent on America for its security. It will not help Pakistan beyond a point. For India it is an ideal opportunity to cash in on the anti Pakistan feeling currently engulfing length and breadth of US.

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