Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin has launched a blistering attack on Pakistan’s army chief General Asim Munir , who has met US President Donald Trump twice in the past two months and made a series of anti-India remarks.
Rubin described Munir as " Osama bin Laden in a suit" and accused Pakistan of acting like "a rogue state" after the Pak army chief's controversial comments on American soil.
According to reports, during a meeting in Tampa, Florida, with US military officials, Munir said that if Pakistan "goes down, it would take half the world down" with it, referring to its nuclear arsenal. He also allegedly threatened India directly: "We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, we will destroy it with ten missiles."
The remark came months after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in April in response to the Pakistan-backed Pahalgam terror attack.
Rubin told ANI, "Pakistan’s threats on American soil are completely unacceptable and it is raising questions in many people’s minds whether it can fulfil the responsibilities of being a state or has the time has come for it to end. The Field Marshal’s rhetoric is reminiscent of what we heard from Osama Bin Laden."
He urged Washington to take firm action, including removing Pakistan’s status as a major non-Nato ally, considering its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, and declaring Munir persona non grata with a ban on US visas. "Within 30 minutes of when Asim Munir made those comments, he should have been ushered out, taken to Tampa International Airport, and flown out of the United States," Rubin said.
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Rubin also took aim at Trump’s recent approach toward India. "Donald Trump is wrong in targeting India in this case. US purchases Uranium hexafluoride and other strategic minerals from Russia... US talks about gas from Azerbaijan as optimal, whereas the majority of its supply is Russian or Iranian and Americans are purchasing it... India is right to stand up for its rights... PM Modi standing up for India’s rights is going to be the episode that historians remember where the US truly learnt that you cannot kick India around. Donald Trump is wrong and US will try to work through that... Once this episode passes, India-US relations will improve significantly..."
Warning of the dangers posed by Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, Rubin said terrorist groups could "go rogue" with the weapons. "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," he added.
He went further, urging the international community to consider a "managed decline" for Pakistan, possibly recognising breakaway regions like Balochistan, and even contemplating military action to secure its nuclear weapons. "It’s coming near 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," Rubin said.
Rubin framed current US-India tensions over trade and Russian energy imports as a "stress test" that would ultimately make the partnership stronger once it passes.
Rubin described Munir as " Osama bin Laden in a suit" and accused Pakistan of acting like "a rogue state" after the Pak army chief's controversial comments on American soil.
According to reports, during a meeting in Tampa, Florida, with US military officials, Munir said that if Pakistan "goes down, it would take half the world down" with it, referring to its nuclear arsenal. He also allegedly threatened India directly: "We will wait for India to build a dam, and when it does so, we will destroy it with ten missiles."
The remark came months after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in April in response to the Pakistan-backed Pahalgam terror attack.
Rubin told ANI, "Pakistan’s threats on American soil are completely unacceptable and it is raising questions in many people’s minds whether it can fulfil the responsibilities of being a state or has the time has come for it to end. The Field Marshal’s rhetoric is reminiscent of what we heard from Osama Bin Laden."
He urged Washington to take firm action, including removing Pakistan’s status as a major non-Nato ally, considering its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, and declaring Munir persona non grata with a ban on US visas. "Within 30 minutes of when Asim Munir made those comments, he should have been ushered out, taken to Tampa International Airport, and flown out of the United States," Rubin said.
Also read: Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir threatens to target RIL's Jamnagar refinery
Rubin also took aim at Trump’s recent approach toward India. "Donald Trump is wrong in targeting India in this case. US purchases Uranium hexafluoride and other strategic minerals from Russia... US talks about gas from Azerbaijan as optimal, whereas the majority of its supply is Russian or Iranian and Americans are purchasing it... India is right to stand up for its rights... PM Modi standing up for India’s rights is going to be the episode that historians remember where the US truly learnt that you cannot kick India around. Donald Trump is wrong and US will try to work through that... Once this episode passes, India-US relations will improve significantly..."
Warning of the dangers posed by Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, Rubin said terrorist groups could "go rogue" with the weapons. "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," he added.
He went further, urging the international community to consider a "managed decline" for Pakistan, possibly recognising breakaway regions like Balochistan, and even contemplating military action to secure its nuclear weapons. "It’s coming near 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," Rubin said.
Rubin framed current US-India tensions over trade and Russian energy imports as a "stress test" that would ultimately make the partnership stronger once it passes.
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