A new center built in Pakistan just 20 miles from Afghanistan's boarder is designed by the U. S. to train up to 2,000 soldiers at once. However, Pakistan is, "fearful of being identified too closely with the unpopular United States" and remains suspicious of all its motives and actions despite massive amounts of aid. The United Stats continues to help nonetheless with the war effort by providing Pakistan, "with a wide array of weapons, shares intelligence about the militants, and has given it more than 10 billion toward the cost of deployin nearly 150,000 troops". The three primare skills taught at the camp include, "how to shoot straight, how to administer battlefield first aid, and how to provide covering fire for advancing troops", all eccential to survival on the front lines. I think its great that we are trying to aid Pakistan and teach it how to defend itself, however, if we don't find a way to gain the trust of the people, we won't get very far in establishing a strong relationship in the long run.
Article Referenced:
Schmitt, Eric. "Distrust Slows U.S. Training of Pakistanis". NYTimes. New York Times. 12 July 2010. Web. 28 Aug. 2010.
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