This came against the backdrop of Vance’s “we love Pakistan” remark in Switzerland, where he, along with leaders from Pakistan and Qatar, were negotiating technical details of a peace deal with Iran
This came against the backdrop of Vance’s “we love Pakistan” remark in Switzerland, where he, along with leaders from Pakistan and Qatar, were negotiating technical details of a peace deal with Iran
“Pakistan, let’s not forget, Pakistan hid bin Laden for a decade. They funded Ayatollah through ISI insurances,” Sheehy said.
He said if Pakistan and Qatar were at the negotiating table, the US should also have the UAE, Israel and Saudi Arabia join the talks.
Sheehy said the UAE, Israel and Saudi Arabia were the real allies of the US in the Middle East.
The Montana senator also said that Qatar has been laundering money for terrorist organisations for decades.
“The Pakistanis through the ISI funded insurgencies against us and hid bin Laden. So to assume they’re going to be objective middlemen here, I don’t think is accurate,” Sheehy said.
“I think we need to make sure that we stand with the UAE, and we stand with Israel unequivocally, because they will be our vanguard in the region no matter what happens,” Sheehy, a former US Navy SEAL, said.
On a lighter vein, Vance on Sunday said Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir was among two of his “favourite” persons.
“I will say that since Field Marshal Munir welcomed us with the Prime Minister in Islamabad, I have joked that I have two very, very important people in my life — an Indian and a Pakistani. The Indian is my wife, and the Pakistani is Field Marshal Munir,” Vance said.
He also said that in the last three months, he talked to Munir more than “anybody else”.
