Clinton states Pakistan is 'vital' to United States security.

We can all sleep better tonight knowing that clinton is one job whipping Ratistan pakistan into a more 'cooperative' relationship with the United States. I can barely contain myself in expectation of how Ratistan pakistan is going to surpass the 'wonderful' past intelligence bonanza they blessed the United States with?

If this administration had ANY intelligence, real, valid concerns about the security of this country and common sense, ALL aid to both pakistan and afghanistan would be cut off immediately. Neither of these two bit, third world havens for terrorists deserves one more cent of aid from us here in the United States. I mean all of it. No monetary funds, no food, no military aid, no medical aid, nothing, nada, zip. Let the other muslim countries bail pakistan out, or not. pakistan is NOT going to be assisting us with very much intelligence information as they are still quite upset about OBL.

"We are supposed to believe that Senator Hillary Clinton is suddenly a military strategist and someone whose opinion is to be valued? Why? Clinton's much heralded military experience is a myth except for her being married to a draft dodger," said an angry former military intelligence officer now working as a federal police commander.

"And the chairman, Kerry, was wrong in 2001. He was wrong in 2003. He was wrong in 2004. And he's wrong this year," said the police commander.

Senator Clinton sternly said that U.S. military and intelligence officials are going to demand more cooperation from the Pakistanis. “But we are not going to expect any miracles overnight,” she said.

I realize that pakistan has nuclear weapons and this is a valid concern. There is a way around this. We could 'spirit' these weapons out of the country or destroy them there. Easier said than done.

We should pull out all the U.S. troops and bring them home ASAP. We could use them on our southern and northern borders. Please DO NOT misunderstand how I feel about our troops. I support them all the way but feel it is time to bring them home. We should never again place our brave men and women in harms way for ANY muslim country as most of them hate us. Theses same countries will gladly let us bleed for them, take our money and use our military might to further their cause which is, establishing a global  islamic caliphate ruled by and through sharia law.

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Clinton: "Pakistan relationship vital to American security"

By Jim Kouri

The Obama administration's top diplomat on Thursday told members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that, despite suspicions of duplicity by the Pakistani government, a relationship with that Islamic nation is vital to U.S. security interests.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned the lawmakers that expecting complete cooperation from the Pakistani government will be difficult and emotionally trying.

In the aftermath of the May 1 raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout by U.S. Navy SEALs, the Pakistani military and intelligence officials were outraged that the U.S. would keep the operation -- that finally killed the world's most wanted terrorist -- a secret.

Secretary Clinton told the Senators that President Barack Obama and his administration are eager to work with the Pakistani government in fighting terrorism.

Meanwhile, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John F. Kerry (D-MA) and other Senators asked Secretary Clinton questions regarding U.S. policy in the Middle East and northern Africa.

Kerry complained about the U.S. spending over $100 billion a year in Afghanistan while spending a less than 3% of that amount in Pakistan in 2010.

“I don’t mean to insult Afghanistan or saying anything pejorative about the efforts and what is at stake there -- but in many ways, the Afghanistan war is a sideshow to the main event, if you will, that is next door,” Kerry said.

However, that was Kerry argument during his presidential run in 2004 when he claimed Iraq was a sideshow and Afghanistan was the main event. President Obama made similar statements during his presidential campaign in 2008 when he called Iraq a diversion and that "Afghanistan was the good war."

Some observers told the Law Enforcement Examiner that Clinton's performance before the Senate Committee was rehearsed and lacked confidence.

"We are supposed to believe that Senator Hillary Clinton is suddenly a military strategist and someone whose opinion is to be valued? Why? Clinton's much heralded military experience is a myth except for her being married to a draft dodger," said an angry former military intelligence officer now working as a federal police commander.

"And the chairman, Kerry, was wrong in 2001. He was wrong in 2003. He was wrong in 2004. And he's wrong this year," said the police commander.

Senator Clinton sternly said that U.S. military and intelligence officials are going to demand more cooperation from the Pakistanis. “But we are not going to expect any miracles overnight,” she said.

During the committee hearing, a Pew Research Center survey was read into the record stating the survey found a mere 12% of Pakistan's citizens had a favorable view of the United States, while 63% of them disapproved of the military strike that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin-Laden.

Lawmakers and analysts familiar with the region have long been split on how deal with Pakistan, especially its intelligence service and secret police. Many believe that far too many officials responsible for fighting terrorism are actually working with certain groups such as al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the Haqqani Group.

Also discussed at the hearing was President Barack Obama’s earlier announcement of troop drawdowns from Afghanistan.

Jim Kouri, CPP, formerly Fifth Vice-President, is currently a Board Member of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, an editor for ConservativeBase.com, and he's a columnist for Examiner.com. In addition, he's a blogger for the Cheyenne, Wyoming Fox News Radio affiliate KGAB (www.kgab.com). He's also served on the National Drug Task Force and trained police and security officers throughout the country. Kouri writes for many police and security magazines including Chief of Police, Police Times, The Narc Officer and others. He's a news writer and columnist for AmericanDaily.Com, MensNewsDaily.Com, MichNews.Com, and he's syndicated by AXcessNews.Com.