Quds, November 4, SPA -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday the U.S. will review aid to Pakistan and denied that President George W. Bush's administration has «put all its chips» on Gen. Pervez Musharraf, AP reported. On a Mideast trip now overshadowed by the unfolding crisis in nuclear-armed Pakistan, Rice indicated the U.S. would not suspend aid wholesale. The U.S. has provided about $11 billion to Pakistan since 2001, when Musharraf allied his presidency with Washington after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. «Some of the aid that goes to Pakistan is directly related to the counterterrorism mission,» Rice told reporters traveling with her. «We just have to review the situation. But I would be very surprised if anyone wants the president to ignore or set aside our concerns about terrorism.»
