General
Martin Dempsey, President Obama's
top military adviser, said on May
28 that Senate lawmakers made the
right call by voting to trim aid
to Pakistan, reports The News.
"Yeah, I support their - I
think that choices should result
in consequences. And I think, the
Senate acted appropriately,"
General Martin Dempsey, Chairman
of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff,
told the NBC news channel
in an interview. Dempsey was responding
to a question if he supports the
Senate's decision last week to withdraw
some funding for Pakistan over the
conviction of Shakil Afridi. However,
he responded in negative when asked
if the relationship with Pakistan
has it ever been worse than it is
right now. "Well, not in my
experience. Of course, the things
you just described continue to be
a significant disappointment to
us. But we're trying to work through
that. Pakistan is an important country
in the region and globally. And
so we need to work through the relationship,"
Dempsey said. |
