Obama’s Re-Election {Effects on Pakistan & Middle East}

A short Analysis

Obama's first term was evident by a harsh decline of relations between Pakistan and the US, Most of the Pakistanis wished Mr. Obama to be re elected because they considered him as a peaceful and mediator but it’s not that true, and it can be seen from past incidents. He did not change his stance in case of Raymond Davis case, killing of 26 Pakistanis at Salala and even hi did not took Pakistan in to confidence about May 2 operation for Osama Bin Ladin. All these issues were dealt by Obama who was not at all peaceful or mediator. As Pakistani Leader Imran Khan said that Obama‘s 1^st term had been very tough on Pakistan because of increase in drone attacks and a rush towards Afghanistan. Obama victory is likely to increase pressure on the Pakistani establishment to assist US objectives in Afghanistan.

Now there is some anxiety. There are worries of more drones, more demands, a sense that Obama was going to be bad for Pakistan, but if Romney was elected, He was much more likely to declare war on Iran, and that would have been a ruin for Pakistan and the Middle East as he said that the Palestinians were not interested in peace, and the US should just “kick the problem into the long grass”. and  on the other hand Barack Obama, soon after the election made a major address to the Muslim world from Cairo. The focus of his moving speech was the promise to use American pressure to re-start the peace process.   So this was a game between bad or worse so bad won. Some people say that electing a known was better than electing quite unknown.

Its US strategy that they don’t change policies of previous govt. behind the scenes, American international relations will no doubt persist to be heatedly. The start of the second term is probable to be anxious with more of the same, international efforts to remove insurgents by force or cooperation or both.