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That just sends a message to anyone who harbors terrorists...we don't care who you are, what you are...our brave SEALS will flush you out and kill you...
LONG LIVE THE SEALS.
DEATH TO TERRORISTS.
Why are we there? OIL
What can we do? Drill baby drill
If we have our own oil we don't need them. Then we will both be happy.
I'm willing to bet the Pakistanis can live without our aid. Besides, they have agreements with China. Intimidation won't work with them.
I'm willing to bet the Pakistanis can live without our aid. Besides, they have agreements with China. Intimidation won't work with them.
Wrong type of intimidation. Here's what the message should be...
We're leaving Pakistan militarily. However, if even a single terrorist is harbored inside your borders and takes action against US Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, or anywhere else; or against US Citizens anywhere in the world, we will turn your country into a nuclear wasteland 15 minutes later. Clean up your act or prepare to die.
I'm willing to bet the Pakistanis can live without our aid. Besides, they have agreements with China. Intimidation won't work with them.
Wrong type of intimidation. Here's what the message should be...
We're leaving Pakistan militarily. However, if even a single terrorist is harbored inside your borders and takes action against US Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, or anywhere else; or against US Citizens anywhere in the world, we will turn your country into a nuclear wasteland 15 minutes later. Clean up your act or prepare to die.
The statement is the first to be issued by the Pakistani military since Monday's U.S. commando raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The statement says U.S. military personnel in Pakistan will be reduced to the "minimum essential" levels. The statement also admits, however, to "shortcomings" in the military's efforts to locate bin Laden.
'Disastrous consequences'
Earlier Thursday, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir warned of "disastrous consequences" for any nation that carries out unauthorized military actions in Pakistani territory.
Bashir told a news conference that Pakistan's security forces will exercise their "sacred duty" to protect the nation. Many Pakistanis have said they see the U.S. raid on the bin Laden compound in the city of Abbottabad as a violation of Pakistani sovereignty and accuse the government and the military of not doing enough to stop it.
No prior warning
The worlds most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, made his last stand in Pakistan but far from the lawless Afghan border, where he was believed to be hiding out. Instead, US forces killed him in the military town of Abbottabad, a short jog from Pakistans version of West Point and 75 miles north of the capital. Neither Pakistani nor American military operations have targeted the city in the past. The location raises questions as to how long the Pakistani military knew of the Saudi extremists hiding spot and whether they shielded him.
It seems deeply improbable that Bin Laden could have been where he was killed without the knowledge of some parts of the Pakistani state, says Mosharraf Zaidi, a leading Pakistani columnist, noting Abbottabads strategic importance. Abbottabad residents tell the Monitor that around 1 a.m. Monday morning, US Special Forces battled Bin Ladens bodyguards some 800 yards from the Pakistani Military Academy.
Shafiq, a local who was worried about reprisal, says he saw a large fleet of helicopters firing upon the compound. He heard two small blasts, then a huge explosion followed by a helicopter crashing and engulfing the area in flames. Another resident, Muhammad Javed, says he and other residents were oblivious to Bin Ladens presence. For weeks, we did not see anybody coming out or going inside the huge compound, says Mr. Javed. We only knew that two Afghans named Arshad and Tariq were living there."
How did Pakistan not know Osama was there?
