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“The United States initially poured money and arms into Pakistan in the hope of building a major fighting force that could assist in defending Asia against communism. Pakistan repeatedly failed to live up to its promises to provide troops for any of the wars the United States fought against communist forces, instead using American weapons in its wars with India.”
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“India to accept a ceasefire,” he said. But there was nothing about reconciliation with India in the interview. Sulzberger noted that Bhutto “spoke gloomily of India” and implied that “India was behaving like a virtual satellite of Moscow.” He made predictions similar to those Ayub made about the Soviet Union gaining ground in the subcontinent and about India being on the verge of breaking up. “By sponsoring Bangladesh you will see that India will lose West Bengal and Assam,” he declared. “It is preposterous to think that in an association with”
― Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
― Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
“If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.”
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“মুজিবকোটে মুজিব বেচিস, ওই কোট তোর মাপের না
মুজিব আমার, মুজিব সবার; মুজিব কারো বাপের না।”
― অপ্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা
মুজিব আমার, মুজিব সবার; মুজিব কারো বাপের না।”
― অপ্রাপ্তবয়স্কতা
“The list of American grievances is long: Pakistan developed nuclear weapons while promising the United States that it would not; the United States helped arm and train Mujahideen against the Soviets during the 1980s, but Pakistan chose to keep these militants well armed and sufficiently funded even after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989; and, from the American perspective, Pakistan’s crackdown on terrorist groups, particularly after 9/11, has been halfhearted at best.”
― Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
― Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
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