The situation in Egypt has challenged U.S. foreign policy, and in the wake of popular discontent over high inflation, unemployment, surging food prices and lack of jobs, has forced that country to the brink. The question must be asked in foreign policy circles-could the same thing happen in Pakistan?
Many of the same problems which sent millions of Egyptians to the streets in protest against their government, are the same issues facing millions of Pakistani's. The situation in Pakistan is markedly worse, with Islamic extremists controlling territory along the volatile border with Afghanistan, which the Pakistani government rarely operates.
Pakistan and Egypt are vital to U.S. security in both regions, and these countries know that and are able to extract massive amounts of U.S. aid. A different approach has to be found as U.S. policy cannot continue with massive economic and military assistance to both countries, while at the same time they continue to play both sides.
For the president the world is not what he hoped it to be, but he must deal with the world as it is.
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