Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. missile attack close to the Afghan border has killed at least 15 people. Friday's drone attack was the first reported strike since Monday's pre-dawn U.S. commando raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Authorities say the attack targeted a compound in North Waziristan, a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaida militants on the border with Afghanistan. U.S. drone strikes against militants based in Pakistan's tribal belt have been a source of friction between the two countries and Friday's strike could further inflame tensions between Islamabad and Washington. U.S. drone strikes are extremely unpopular in Pakistan because of the perception of high civilian deaths from the missile attacks which are targeted militants along the Afghan border. Many Pakistani's feel strongly they are a violation of the country's sovereignty. The Pakistani government said bin Laden's death was a milestone in the fight against militancy although it expressed objections to the raid which killed him as a violation of its sovereignty. http://www.voanews.com/english/news...rone-Strike-Killed-8-Militants-121378019.html
We're already in 3 wars, may as well add one more, except this time, with a country that has nukes! :MARIS61:
I'll just add to the party of Fuck Pakistan. Not a fan of our relationship with them. Not a fan of our intelligence sharing. Not a fan of the "assistance" they provide us in our war on terror. So yeah, fuck 'em.
Wow. They're really playing with fire. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-names-local-CIA-boss/articleshow/8191679.cms I'm close to the point where we drop our $3.4B in aid, create a new friendship with a willing India, take their nuclear weapon sites by force and invade the NW tribal territories. Enough is enough.
LOL! Bitches! They better be careful! It's the CIA chief in Pakistan that they don't know about that will be the one to get them. Also fuck invading the NW tribal areas. We just need to get an old Russian nuke, set it off there while making it look like they blew themselves up.
Why not collect all the Pakistani nukes and set them off there? That would solve two problems at once. barfo
Hey, now that it's Obomba bombing the shit out of Muslims, the anti-war people are suddenly on board with Cowboy Diplomacy. Since the war supporting US citizens are blood-thirsty ghouls regardless of who is President, Obama has succeeded in bring the USA together with the belief that we're Amurrrrrican's, and we can bomb the shit out of anybody that we want to, and at any time!! Yee-HAWWWW! Lurve it or leave it, and here come some missiles if you disagree with us! Since it's Obomba killing people all over the Muslim world, they should see the wisdom of his ways, and just shut up and take their medicine. [video=youtube;_GlvVBb3vMU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GlvVBb3vMU[/video]
An interesting article by Walter Russell Mead http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/05/08/high-noon-in-pakistan/
Our lack of closer ties with India seems like a bit of a historical anomaly to me. We would seem to have a lot more in common with India, and in the post-Cold War world it would make sense to be more closely allied with them, IMO. Ed O.
