Richard Holbrooke and the Clinton State Department. I believe this focus is critical.

There was a time when the USA competed for diplomatic relations by bolstering military armaments of nations such as Pakistan. We are at that juncture and Richard Holbrooke is bringing home a 'wish list' from the current leadership of Pakistan.

The problem is that China is entering the picture and very well could cause problems leading to greater tensions among world powers at a time when the USA is attempting to hit the 'reset' button and Russia is opening up to 'partnering' with us again.

China and its 'interest' in power over a global view to defeat terrorist networks is creating the 'Old World' competition for arms and escalating the 'potential' for anarchic Pakistani military complex to become out of control, endangering NATO's troops and allowing for increased terrorist elements within the region of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir and India.

While the China visit by the Pakistani President seems benign, there is every reason to believe 'arms' will be a focus as well. China has a history of arming Pakistan, especially with American money. It would be best to jointly 'deal with' China and Pakistan in any future negotiations to limit the migration of arms to terrorists. The USA State Department under Clinton has its hands full.

Pakistani president to visit China's Hubei, Shanghai (click here)
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2009-02-12 18:00:57
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua)-- Invited by the Chinese government, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will pay a visit to China's Hubei Province and Shanghai from Feb. 20 to 23, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu announced Thursday.
"We attach great importance to this visit," Jiang said at a regular press conference here, noting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo will meet with Zardari in Hubei on behalf of the Chinese government.
Zardari was scheduled to observe China's development in areas including water conservation, agriculture as well as finance. And this will promote bilateral cooperation in the above areas, Jiang said.
China believed the visit would "consolidate" China-Pakistan all-weather friendship and deepen all-round cooperation, Jiang said.
This visit would be Zardari's second China visit. He paid a state visit to China last October.
Bilateral trade volume between China and Pakistan reached 6.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, demonstrating a 1.3 percent year-on-year increase.