Obama win may be good news for Pakistan flag-makers

At first glance, Obama's win being good for Pakistani flag makers is amusing, but this statement: "Of course Obama has become stronger now and he will push his policies harder and there will be more drone strikes because he himself is stronger now," is just plain wrong.

I predict that now Obama is a lame duck president, he will back off the drone strikes and make more sweetheart deals with Islamic terrorists of all flavors. Killing a few of his terrorists buddies here and there is a small price to pay to make the American public think he is tough on Muslim terrorists while actually aiding and abetting Islamist movements throughout the world.  See Libya, Egypt, and Syria for example where he has supported Islamists over the established governments.

FROM GOOGLE.COM:

Obama win may be good news for Pakistan flag-makers

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Many Pakistanis fear President Barack Obama's re-election will mean a surge in America's unpopular drone campaign, but for those making and selling US flags to burn at protests this could be good news.

Demonstrations against Washington's programme of missile strikes against suspected Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants are common in Pakistan, and no protest is complete without a Stars and Stripes being sent up in flames.

Nadeem Shah, the owner of a flag business in Rawalpindi, the twin city of the capital Islamabad, said he expected more drone strikes -- and more protests.

"Of course Obama has become stronger now and he will push his policies harder and there will be more drone strikes because he himself is stronger now," Shah told AFP.

"When the drone strikes increase the protests against these strikes will also increase in Pakistan and it can have an impact on the flags and poster business."

Pakistan's flag industry enjoyed a boom in September when a US-made anti-Islam film sparked weeks of demonstrations, almost all lit up with "Old Glory" being burned.

In Rawalpindi, US flags start at around 120 rupees ($1.25) but in Shah's shop 1,500 rupees will get you a three-square-metre number in cloth.

Shah said he was not hopeful of a stampede for his high-end products.

"As far as my own business is concerned I don't expect much out of it because I deal in expensive material and I don't think that many people will be buying that," he said.