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2008-02-20 India-Pakistan

Unilateral Strike Called a Model For U.S. Operations in Pakistan

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Posted by Steve White 2008-02-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 "He's suffered a defeat, yes, but... behind the walls of Mordor, our enemy is regrouping."

Posted by Besoeker 2008-02-20 04:38|| 2008-02-20 04:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps the defeat of the Islamists, as well as, coincidentally?, himself in what appear to be fair elections will make Perv more amenable to action. Like the surge, something that we will learn to regret not having done sooner. Thank you Department of Islamic State.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-02-20 07:24|| 2008-02-20 07:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Only if US plans to scale it up to nukes.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-02-20 07:54|| 2008-02-20 07:54|| Front Page Top

Some officials also emphasized that such airstrikes have a marginal and temporary impact. And they do not yield the kind of intelligence dividends often associated with the live capture of terrorists -- documents, computers, equipment and diaries that could lead to further unraveling the network.

Perhaps. But I expect it flushes a few of them from hiding places, and sows a certain degree of mistrust in their ranks.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2008-02-20 08:57|| 2008-02-20 08:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Some officials also emphasized that such airstrikes have a marginal and temporary impact. And they do not yield the kind of intelligence dividends often associated with the live capture of terrorists -- documents, computers, equipment and diaries that could lead to further unraveling the network.

But they're dead and the lawyers and "human rights" groups are out of the picture, so I guess I can live with it...

Posted by tu3031 2008-02-20 09:02|| 2008-02-20 09:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Some officials also emphasized that such airstrikes have a marginal and temporary impact.

"Dead" is pretty permanent.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-02-20 13:39|| 2008-02-20 13:39|| Front Page Top

#7 "We'll shoot 'em, you stack 'em..."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-02-20 15:21|| 2008-02-20 15:21|| Front Page Top

#8 "the uneven performance of their Pakistani counterparts"

On the contrary, the Pakistanis have been very consistant in their performance.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-02-20 17:57|| 2008-02-20 17:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Old Trapper to Jerimiah Johnson(Laughing madly) as he dives out the cabin's back window "You skin that one, I'll go get another."

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-02-20 18:38|| 2008-02-20 18:38|| Front Page Top

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