US Taking a Liberal Stance on Pakistan

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an announcement to Pakistani officials in Islamabad that the US is going to "be fighting...be talking...and be building, and...we are not going to stop." This is in response to the Haqqani network, a Taliban affiliate that operates in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is important to note that the US considers this network "to be the single greatest enemy in Afghanistan."

These actions by the US government show that although we are pulling out of Iraq, we still have a very liberal interest in the international system. By ridding the Middle East of the Haqqani network, the US is hoping to push forward a strategic relationship with Pakistan. Becca Feddor. It is important to the United States to have strong relations in the Middle East, because many of these countries are unstable, and if war breaks out in one and spreads to other states, it creates a much less stable environment to depend on oil from. While the US does have the interest of creating peace and assisting in rebuilding these countries, it is important to notice the self-interest that is involved in these decisions, which is what makes it a liberal decision on the government's part.

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