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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Nominations don't really mean anything.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The subtext behind Pakistan doing it, and doing it now, is to try and bait Trump away from getting involved with Pakistan's ally: Iran.

If Trump does anything to Iran, Pakistan is going to make a big fuss about doubling-back on their nomination.

Does the nomination mean anything? No. Is he going to get the award? No. It's entirely a diplomatic maneuver for a very specific goal of keeping the US out of Iran.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Its just buttering him up for the next terrorism attack on India that Pakistan is planning to conduct. Iran is a Shia majority country and no ally of Pakistan which is a sunni majority country. Minority sects like Hindus, Shia, Ahmadiyas and ethnic minorities like Hazaras are treated the absolute worst in Pakistan. I would be surprised if they ever ally with Iran.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Iran and Pakistan are absolutely allies. They do joint military exercises. They have a joint weapons production program. Iran's diplomatic channels to the USA literally operate out of Pakistan's embassy in Washington.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Always check the username

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

They exchanged missile fires last year. I am guessing thats part of the joint military exercise as well. Got it

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Actual medals don't mean much anymore either.

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