Washington, May 09: “But I would be remiss if I didn’t make another point. More people have died, right, more terrorists have died and been captured on Pakistan soil than any place else in the world,” he said.
They have been an essential partner of ours in the war against al-Qaeda and in our efforts against terrorism. And that really can’t be dismissed,” Donilon said. Donilon said America’s relationship with Pakistan is an important one. “So we need to assess this in a cool and calm way.
My job as national security adviser is to do this in a way that advances our interests,” he said.Noting that Pakistan has been a very important partner in US intensified efforts against al-Qaeda, Donilon at the same time said that has been differences with Pakistan at this point of time.
“It would not be a complete answer and it would not be responsible for me as a national security adviser not to point out that in fact they have been a very important partner of ours in our terror efforts, and I think we need to look at this in a calm and cool way, pursuing US interests, but pressing the Pakistanis to be as good a partner as they can on these issues,” he said.
———PTI