` Obama to CIA: Bombs Away! No Let Up in US Drone Attacks The CIA's bombing campaign against al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan continued with two more attacks today, an indication, senior officials say, that President Barack Obama has approved the U.S. strategy that has killed at least eight of al Qaeda's top 20 leaders since July 2008... ...A senior U.S. official said one of al Qaeda's top 20 leaders may be among the dead today, although it is too soon to be certain... ...The new round of CIA bombings came one day after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton phoned Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari. Pakistani officials said the 30-minute call was mostly limited to "pleasantries" but did include a discussion of the need to fight militants in the tribal areas.
Their messes are like dog piles , there everywhere you step.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Didn't realise there was already a thread on it. Looks like Americans never learn. One can only hope that they can't afford it much longer.
Of course it's a "very good strategy". It sends the message to Pakistani warlords and tribesmen: you have nowhere to hide, we can kill you from thousands of miles away with our new toys. Also, it supports the US military-industrial paradigm, which is the one in charge of the US along with the pharmaceuticals conglomerates and the "financial markets". How well would a US president do at trying to control or regulate these corporates and conglomerates, who have the real power? Even the most charismatic pres ever, wouldn't last 5 minutes if (s)he tried to introduce executive orders that cramped the big guns' style.
While giving you 750 million dollars to make sure you get arms http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/15/business/tribal.php Now why does that strategy sound familiar?Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! edit: Boo fricking hoo. The Afghani and Pakistani casualties being as irrelevant as ever. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/25/obama-airstrikes-pakistan
Well looking at the literacy rates of the places you support *cough 40 percent* looks like you don't either.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
It's a freaking war. Innocent people get killed. There really isn't another good way to kill our enemy.
Looking at the grammar and spelling by Americans on this board, it would be better not to comment on literacy. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
In this case, it would be the Islamist militants that inhabit NW Pakistan and adjacent Afghanistan, bent on re-establishing the Taliban in Afghanistan and overthrowing the government of Pakistan. Their long-term goals include establishing Islamic rule over various states, destroying Israel, and hurting the USA as much as possible.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/15/business/tribal.php http://www.defencetalk.com/news/pub...ans_for_Pakistani_Fighting_Corps110014246.php
Stretching the truth? heh. I'm sure all those tribals appreciate the military training and the dollars. The Taliban did too.
