>Compare the US policies towards Iraq and Pakistan. Iraq was subjected to UN
>weapons inspection and economic sanctions for years and then invaded for
>concealing WMDs.
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>On the other hand, Pakistan was allowed to acquire nukes in the 80s (when it
>was a frontline state against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan) and
>proliferate without any hindrance for 16 years !
And now it's been declared a virtual honorary member of NATO.
Doug