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| US must get tough with Pakistan, says adviser |
| 2007-07-31 |
| WASHINGTON, July 30: A senior Bush administration adviser urged the United States on Monday to consider direct military action at alleged Al Qaeda targets inside Pakistan and link US aid to Islamabad’s performance in the war against terror. Lee Hamilton, a member of President George Bush’s Homeland Security Advisory Council, wrote in an article published in several US newspapers that Washington could not allow Al Qaeda to retain a safe haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas and it could not permit another terrorist attack on the United States. “Further US military aid to Pakistan should be conditional on Pakistani action. And we must be clear with Gen Musharraf that if Pakistan won’t take out Al Qaeda, the United States will. ”Mr. Hamilton said the US did not have to send its own troops to destroy Al Qaeda hideouts. |
| Posted by:JohnQC |
| #6 I'd tell the world -- can't keep your house in order -- we will and we don't give a sh*t if you don't like the mess we make before we leave. Word, Broadhead6. This will become the operative mode when the West finally gets off of its |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-31 23:47 |
| #5 I think we all agree that we need to scour nwfp. Not sure if it needed to be said in the open. Perv is doing enough of a balancing act. If Perv's our guy (which is the way W seems to be playing it) then Hamilton needs to stfu & follow the boss's lead or resign and then bitch. If not, then turn loose the SOF teams and happy hunting. One can then debate whether to keep it covert or not. I'd tell the world -- can't keep your house in order -- we will and we don't give a sh*t if you don't like the mess we make before we leave. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2007-07-31 22:48 |
| #4 I think the explosives necessary measure in the megatons range. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-07-31 15:26 |
| #3 US must get tough with Pakistan Only if we ever want to have even the least shred of hope to see Islamic terrorism end within our own lifetimes. Oh, and I'll go with OP on this one. "Covert" doesn't even begin to address the proper amount of explosives required to get this job done right. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-31 15:13 |
| #2 I think Mr. Hamilton's comments are more on the line "the whole da$$ed country is a terrorist safe haven, and we really need to do something about it", than discussing something that can be done by covert means. The amount of explosive force necessary to do the job is hard to hide. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2007-07-31 12:42 |
| #1 Either he doesn't know, or doesn't grasp the concept of "covert" operations. As in no press release, no Tony Snow briefing, no NYT editorial in opposition because they don't know, etc. And that is why they call them "covert" operations. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-07-31 11:32 |