Bonn Conference A Farce
Pakistan of course is not present at the conference. After approximately 6,000 Pakistanis were blown up by the USA on Pakistani soil, the next 25 were killed all at once and were all young soldiers, something that not even Pakistan’s complacent, corrupt government could gloss over. So for now all of NATO’s ground supplies are being shipped through Uzbekistan – the percentage of NATO supplies going that way was already increased to almost 50% and still rising fast as a matter of policy. Link
Bonn is relatively meaningless in terms of formulating policy; Islamabad, Kabul and Washington don't need to travel to Germany for that. These conferences are mainly intended for display, thus Western countries are mostly angry that their show was ruined. Washington hoped to project an air of cooperation around the three capitals, but the current environment is more indicative of their relationship.
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