‘He is Laden in suit, ’ says former Pentagon official Michael Rubin while comparing Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir with Osama Bin Laden, the terrorist behind the 9/11 attack. Rubin then stated that Islamabad is behaving like a ‘rogue state’, adding that Pakistan should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Rubin’s statement came in view of Munir’s recent remarks, where he says if ‘Pakistan goes down, it would take half the world down with it.’ The statement was reportedly made during Munir’s meeting in Tampa, Florida, in the presence of United States military officials.
“Pakistan's threats on American soil are completely unacceptable. Americans look at terrorism through the lens of grievance...They don't understand the ideological underpinnings of many terrorists. Asim Munir is Osama bin Laden in a suit," said Rubin.
"The Field Marshal's rhetoric is reminiscent of what we've heard from the Islamic State. It's coming near the time when, in a future administration, other SEAL teams should enter Pakistan to secure its nuclear weapons because the alternative is simply too great to bear. Pakistan should be the first major non-NATO ally to be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, and should not be a member of the US Central Command anymore,” he further added.
The former Pentagon official also said that Munir, in the future, should never get an American visa.
"Asim Munir should be persona non grata in the USA and never get an American Visa, along with any Pakistani official, till Pakistan explains itself and apologises”, he stated.
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