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2008-06-22 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-06-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 And US taxpayers aid Pakistan troops.

And this is an election year. I hope McCain planned for the Pakistan and Iraq betrayals. Occupied Iraq is demanding unacceptable pre-conditions, viz the SOFA deal. I smell manipulation of the US election. Obama could eat this up.

Posted by McZoid 2008-06-22 01:26|| 2008-06-22 01:26|| Front Page Top

#2 pakistan is an enemy of india,afghan and the west.its true allies are china,russia and saudi!!!

Posted by Paul 2008-06-22 04:51|| 2008-06-22 04:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Any more pearls of previously-undiscovered wisdom. Paul?

Posted by Pappy 2008-06-22 10:55|| 2008-06-22 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 that pappy is a tosser of the higest order

feckin redneck trailer trash muppet!

Posted by Paul 2008-06-22 11:12|| 2008-06-22 11:12|| Front Page Top

#5 My dear Paul, this is Rantburg.

We have a very diverse readership. Active and retired military, specialists in terrorism/counter-terrorism, active and retired 'spooks', people who work in think-tanks and in politics. Oh, and grocery store managers, housewives, used car salesmen - you get the picture.

All snarks aside, the vast majority of our readers are well-read and most are highly educated. They come from all aspects of the political spectrum.

I would say that nearly all are quite aware who the 'players' are and on what side they are on. Telling Rantburg that Pakistan, Saudi, China, Russia, Iran, etc., are the enemy (with multiple exclamation points) is like announcing that water is wet and things plummet to the earth because of gravity.

Your IP addy indicates you're from the UK. Surely there are perspectives from your area you can contribute. Our readers from France, Spain, Australia, Thailand, Greece (when he isn't being an insufferable ass) all contribute useful news, analysis, and perspectives. Even our occasional Saudi reader has useful posts (to serve as an example of a wahabbi whack-job, if nothing else).

The mission of the 'Burg is to provide information on terrorism, the war on terrorism, and the politics and events surrounding it all. Even if you post that muslims in your neck of the woods are a**holes and why, it's more useful than stating the obvious.

Lastly, just because I live in the Mojave, I'm not a 'feckin redneck trailer trash muppet'. There are a lot of them out here. It's just that some of us are here because our duties require it.

Posted by Pappy 2008-06-22 12:02|| 2008-06-22 12:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Muppet? Paul dear, that is very sad, indeed. Either apologize to Pappy for your rudeness like a gentleman, or take a time out in the corner like a child.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-22 12:30|| 2008-06-22 12:30|| Front Page Top

#7 hmmmm, but you didn't really refute the "muppet" part....

:-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-22 12:31|| 2008-06-22 12:31|| Front Page Top

#8 I don't see anywhere in the article saying how many Frontier troops fired on us and ended up getting killed. I wonder if Pakistan has been quietly doctoring their own records when one of the Frontier Troops goes "missing". I also wonder now how many of our supposed Taliban kills are actually Pakistan army troops.

I was aware of the interference, I just didn't think Frontier Troops were stupid enough to get in the firefight. Usually people like to offer support over their from a distance, not get involved personally.

Posted by Charles 2008-06-22 13:13|| 2008-06-22 13:13|| Front Page Top

#9 feckin redneck trailer trash muppet!

HEY, Watch your mouth Bub, I resemble that remark.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-06-22 13:33|| 2008-06-22 13:33|| Front Page Top

#10 hmmmm, but you didn't really refute the "muppet" part....

There are days ...

Posted by Pappy 2008-06-22 13:48|| 2008-06-22 13:48|| Front Page Top

#11 Muppet??? Is that all the better he could do. Damn Frank, your really slippin here. I can only wonder what he will say when he's really pissed off. Maybe he'll even call ya a wanker!! OMG... Would ya piss him off some more,do it again, do it again, I need a good laugh!!!

Posted by 49 Pan 2008-06-22 13:54|| 2008-06-22 13:54|| Front Page Top

#12 LOL Pan

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-22 14:04|| 2008-06-22 14:04|| Front Page Top

#13 My dear Paul, this is Rantburg.

I vote deh string bean punishment

Posted by HalfEmpty 2008-06-22 14:13|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-06-22 14:13|| Front Page Top

#14 The "gentlemen" of the Burg have spoken! Flame wars are unnecessary. A totally awesome a$$-whuppin of Pakistan may be exactly the medicine the doctor ordered. Level the place, and only rebuild the parts of Karachi and a road north we need to move supplies to Afghanistan. Heck, while we're at it, we might even build a high-altitude train link from Karachi to Kabul, with stops along the way to supply garrison forces in Pakiwakiland. NO NATIONBUILDING or reconstruction. Let the "pakistanis" do the rebuilding in their own inestimable ways. Let them learn that there are some people you just don't mess with. That's a lesson we've failed to teach since 1945. The world's a sorrier place for it.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-06-22 14:29|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-06-22 14:29|| Front Page Top

#15 Paul, FYI, they've been hearing about the Talib and ISI links from me here, for (literally) years. Even when I was (briefly) at Bagram.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-06-22 15:45|| 2008-06-22 15:45|| Front Page Top

#16 >em>Lastly, just because I live in the Mojave, I'm not a 'feckin redneck trailer trash muppet'. There are a lot of them out here. It's just that some of us are here because our duties require it.

Don't worry, Pappy, someday you'll escape the redneck oppression of the Mojave for some distant upscale Paradise with Sagueros, and things will be better.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-06-22 17:14|| 2008-06-22 17:14|| Front Page Top

#17 and look at how redneck I am, I screwed up the html formatting. oh well, hopefully the intelligent readers will be able to figure out what I wanted to say, and explain it to the others.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-06-22 17:15|| 2008-06-22 17:15|| Front Page Top

#18 feckin redneck trailer trash muppet!
Posted by Paul

And your point, sir?

Oscar's got a shiv, just for you ...

Smooth shout from Estonia. Keepin' a lookout on the Rooskies.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2008-06-22 17:37|| 2008-06-22 17:37|| Front Page Top

#19 Must be those pesky Paki officers that escaped from Kunduz in the airlift that never happened.

Posted by 3dc 2008-06-22 21:48|| 2008-06-22 21:48|| Front Page Top

#20 dunno, I'm just tickled by Pappy being called a muppet. I'd bet big $ he's never been called that before :-)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-06-22 23:08|| 2008-06-22 23:08|| Front Page Top

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