"... Grossman is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today as part of a multi-nation tour that is aimed at gaining broad buy-in for the administration's plan to start a reconciliation process with the Taliban. He left Jan. 15 on a trip that includes Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Afghanistan, and Qatar, where he reportedly will be finalizing the arrangements for the opening of a Taliban representative office in Doha.The State Department admitted on Tuesday that Grossman wanted to visit Pakistan but that Islamabad asked him not to come..."
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
'It's hard not to notice that a Pakistan 'rejection' was quickly replaced with a visit to that country's bitter rival
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