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India-Pakistan
Pakistan to take Taliban war into Tribal Areas
2009-05-18
LAHORE: Pakistan will soon extend its war on the Taliban to the Tribal Areas bordering Afghanistan, President Asif Zardari said on Sunday. "We're going to go into Waziristan, all these regions, with army operations," he told The Sunday Times in an interview. "Swat is just the start. [There's] a larger war to fight."
Easy, Killer, let's see you handle the minor leagues first ...
They need to win something, or India will take them as seriously as they deserve, instead of how they want.
He said Pakistan would need billions of pounds in military assistance and aid for up to 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), on account of the operation. "We need much, much more than the $1 billion [military aid] we've been getting, which is nothing," Zardari said. "We've got 150,000 troops in [the Tribal Areas] -- just the movement of that number would cost $1 billion," he added.
We all saw this coming. Give generously or the mighty Pak army will be grounded.
Perhaps it's time for a series of op-eds in the Times of India and the #1 Urdu language paper about how pathetic the mighty Pak army actually is, proved by their inability to go to war unless they get beaucoup bucks from the Amis.
Zardari may get the cash but the US administration is less likely to accede to his wish of being given US drones, claimed a Times report. "I want drones," Zardari had said. "I want transfer of technology so I can manufacture them at home and use them myself."
Posted by:Steve White

#2  Mr 10% can find lots of drones in any mosque on Fridays.
Posted by: ed   2009-05-18 22:52  

#1  "I want transfer of technology so I can manufacture them at home and use them myself."

Just call Hobby Lobby - they sell lots of radio control model airplane kits.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-05-18 18:47  

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