The discovery of Osama bin Laden near the Pakistani capital and near a military academy has many experts concluding the Al Qaeda leader must have had help from the Pakistani government in eluding the U.S. Now Texas Rep. Ted Poe is bringing forth legislation that would freeze U.S. aid to Pakistan until that government can prove it did not assist bin Laden in any way. How can it prove it didn’t help bin Laden? Would the aid return if Pakistan was found to be incompetent rather than complicit in helping bin Laden? Do we risk alienating a nuclear-armed nation by threatening to withhold aid? We discuss it all with Rep. Poe, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade subcommittee.
Archives for May 4, 2011
Pedal to the Metal in Terror War
Until his retirement earlier this year, former Michigan Rep. Pete Hoekstra was the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. What does he make of President Obama’s decision not to release any photos of a dead Osama bin Laden? Is the administration being overly concerned about offending people in the Muslim world? What does he see as the best U.S. strategy in prosecuting the war now that bin Laden is gone? And what does he have to say to those wanting to cut off foreign aid to Pakistan over its willingness to work with us and against us at the same time? We discuss it all with Mr. Hoekstra, who is now with the Washington firm of Dickstein Shapiro.
Donner Launches Senate Bid
Virginia businessman Tim Donner is running for the Republican nomination in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race. Why is Donner putting a successful career on hold to run for the Senate? What are his answers for solving America’s greatest fiscal challenges? What would be his approach to foreign affairs? And why does he believe George Allen is an unacceptable standard bearer for the GOP in this race? Click here to watch Tim Donner discuss these and other major questions with Radio America’s Greg Corombos. http://live.radioamerica.org/loudwater/player.pl?upload=11512&name=wnd
Three Martini Lunch 5/4/11
Greg Corombos of Radio America and Jim Geraghty of National Review applaud the increased pressure on Pakistan to choose sides or risk its U.S. aid. We groan over President Obama taking so long to determine if any bin Laden death photos will be released. And we address the concerns of Indians over the military giving bin Laden the codename “Geronimo”.