 Democratic Senator John Kerry said Wednesday that the United States must do what it can to "sustain the democracy" in Pakistan amid angry public protests against the government.
| It's like John isn't paying attention to what's happening over there or something ... |
General David Petraeus, the US military commander for the region, and Richard Holbrooke, the special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, will brief lawmakers Thursday on the Pakistan''s political crisis, said Kerry. Pakistan''s leaders "are working very, very hard to try to reach an agreement that will bring elements of the government together in unity and allow them to go forward," said Kerry, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Our objective, obviously, is to sustain the democracy," he added after talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. "They''re getting their feet under them right now, so we need to be helpful, we need to be supportive." |