In September 2015, Times of India Noticed Something That Donald Trump Said About Pakistan, and India

I do not recall that this particular interview received much attention at the time, in the western media (I could be wrong; if so, I stand corrected).  I know – I have just checked the articles for September 2015 – that appears not to have been covered here at NER.  But it makes for interesting reading in light of the Rosenbaum article that was flagged here in March this year.

So: here is Times of India reporting on Donald Trump, Pakistan and India.

‘India is the Check to Pakistan, Donald Trump Declares’.

‘Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump isn’t known for pulling any punches – even when it comes to international diplomacy, it appears.

‘On an American radio show on Monday, Trump called Pakistan “probably the most dangerous” country in the world today, adding that the only country that can “check” Pakistan is India.

‘Pakistan is “a serious problem”, because they have nuclear weapons that work, and “a lot of them”, just like North Korea and its “mad man”, Trump explained.

Thereby very neatly and economically hinting that Pakistan, too, is full of mad men… which it is, and then some. – CM

‘It wasn’t enough that he clubbed [sic: ‘lumped’ is what is meant by the Times of India reporter – CM] Pakistan with North Korea.

“India is the check to Pakistan”, continued Trump, adding insult to Pakistan’s injury.

“You have to get India involved… They have their own nukes and have a very powerful army.

“They seem to be the real check…

“I think we have to deal very closely with India to deal with it (Pakistan)”, said Trump, about his foreign policy goals.

In the Comments – which were numerous – it was interesting to see the reaction to these few but very telling remarks.  Because the majority of the non-Islamic Indians  who piled on to comment – whether they hailed from Mother India herself or from the Indian diaspora in the USA (very significant) and elsewhere – read them as signalling a possible disengagement of Uncle Sam from his – very unhealthy and expensive! – relationship with treacherous Islamic Pakistan, and a reorientation toward Mother India.  And they were delighted.  The Pakistani Mohammedan and Indian Mohammedan commenters, meanwhile, went into screaming hysterics. Very instructive. – CM

‘Trump has been criticized by some for lacking depth or being ignorant about national and international issues.

‘When he didn’t answer a question about whether he would send troops to Pakistan to take their nukes, he quickly defended himself.

‘”This is nothing to do with lack of knowledge, by the way; I know as much about Pakistan as other people”, he said.  

‘The real reason he wouldn’t answer, he said, is because he doesn’t want people to know his intentions.  “You want to have a little bit of guess-work for the enemy”.

The enemy, here, plainly being… meretricious and treacherous nuke-armed Islamic Pakistan, and one might include with that, the rest of the sinister Ummah in its assorted manifestations… – CM.

‘Alongside Pakistan, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un also came in for special mention by Trump. “You have a mad man over in North Korea who actually has nukes, and says he’s going to use them”, Trump said.

The other Enemy who, though this is not publicised very much, has certainly done not a little dealing with both Pakistan and.. rapidly-nuclearising Islamic Iran. 

Anyway, that is what Mr Trump said last year about hideous Pakistan (and hideous North Korea) – and about India, versus Pakistan.   I wonder whether PM Modi read this article and, if so, what he made of it.  Note, to repeat, that one throwaway line – “You want to have a little bit of guess-work for the enemy”.  To me, it explains quite a lot.  –  CM