The case of Raymond Davis in Pakistan and the real US global strategy

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Raymond Davis in Pakistan custody/AP

Russia and China pose the greatest mortal threat to the United States according to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper who spelled this out for the US Senate while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Shocked by Clappers honesty, Senator Carl Levin stepped in and attempted to redirect Clapper by saying, "You didn't mention Iran or North Korea, which would have been the first two countries I would have thought of in response to that question." This interaction is further evidence that all current US adventures are attempts to control key resource supply lines, key geographic locations for the launching of attacks and the land on over and under which the resources lie in order to isolate China and Russia in the global economy. Current US military adventures are not efforts to spread democracy or protect the innocent civilians. By doing so Washington is attempting to isolate China and Russia to the greatest extent possible.

The case of CIA agent Raymond Davis in Pakistan is a key example that demonstrates several angles on Washington's global strategy. Davis has been in Pakistani custody since shooting and killing two men in Lahore on January 28th of this year. It has now been confirmed that Davis is a CIA agent with direct ties to Blackwater Worldwide (XE). Recently Saudi clergy have been sent to Pakistan to convince the victims families not to push for Davis to remain in Pakistani custody, but rather allow him to be released and accept monetary compensation from the US government for their loss. Saudi Arabia dispensed the clergy after meeting with top US military brass that included David Petraues and Mike Mullen. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have also publicly called for the release of Davis.

US soldier walking AfPak border/AP

The publicly stated reason for having US personnel in northwestern Pakistan is to keep supply lines open to US troops in Afghanistan as well as destroy safe havens for the Taliban the US is fighting in Afghanistan. The more likely reason the US is so interested in northwestern Pakistan is that the US could redirect resources coming out of the Middle East around both China and Russia via Pakistan. Most immediately it is laying the groundwork for a pipeline that would connect India with Turkmenistan for a natural gas pipeline. There was an intergovernmental treaty signed between Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and India in December of last year. The pipeline is likely to be funded by the Asian Development Bank which the US holds a majority 15% stake in. There has also been talk in international financial circles (Financial Times) that the US Export-Import bank has considered funding the pipeline.

The real strategy was further highlighted through a public conflict between members of Congress and the State Department when the House passed a resolution to cut off Pakistan's aid if Davis is not released. Secretary of State Clinton quickly condemned the idea of cutting off aid to Pakistan, who currently receives over 1 billion dollars a year in military and 'humanitarian' aid, because doing so would have "dire consequences." The dire consequences would be a concession of stategic land that connects Iraq and Saudi Arabia with India and international seas via the Bay of Bengal.
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