Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes to give President Obama the power to launch

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Originally Posted by Stinkum [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

so let me get this straight

because pakistan borders afghanistan (which is also NOT a middle eastern country) and iran is involved in afghanistan makes pakistan a middle eastern country?

this is literally the stupidest single thing i have ever read on this forum

i am cringing for you

are you slow? read what i wrote.

it's a bordering country that's playing an obvious role in the regional conflict. yes, it is accurate to call it south asia. and no, it's obviously not geographically a part of the "middle east". the term "greater middle east" was coined for this reason, but it's ultimately irrelevant. the point is that pakistan is an actor in the regional conflict, which has expanded beyond the traditional geographic confines of the middle east