Posted on 02/21/2009 1:30:23 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON — With two missile strikes over the past week, the Obama administration has expanded the covert war run by the Central Intelligence Agency inside Pakistan, attacking a militant network seeking to topple the Pakistani government.
The missile strikes on training camps run by Baitullah Mehsud represent a broadening of the American campaign inside Pakistan, which has been largely carried out by drone aircraft. Under President Bush, the United States frequently attacked militants from Al Qaeda and the Taliban involved in cross-border attacks into Afghanistan, but had stopped short of raids aimed at Mr. Mehsud and his followers, who have played less of a direct role in attacks on American troops.
The strikes are another sign that President Obama is continuing, and in some cases extending, Bush administration policy in using American spy agencies against terrorism suspects in Pakistan, as he had promised to do during his presidential campaign. At the same time, Mr. Obama has begun to scale back some of the Bush policies on the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects, which he has criticized as counterproductive.
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When are the Code Pinko’s going to start protesting Obama’s covert bombing of Pakistan?
Hell, I am going to join code pink!! That will confuse the crap out of them. I will be the guy that says our brave soldiers don’t need to die for socialism!!
Do me a favor then? If you ever get close enough to be photographed with John Murtha... kick him in the shins for me!
Lets see if this were Nixon and Cambodia? Hmmmm
And not to mention Christmas...
“Barack the Chicken Hawk”
This was because during thte camapaign the tough guy promised to invade Pakistan-it’s his idea of invasion-invading with missles.
Looks like Obummer going to kill off some Ragheads.
Can I start chanting,”Obama lied and people died”, yet?
These drone attacks remind me of Wile E. Cyote after the road runner.
“Barack the Chicken Hawk”
Gee, I didn’t know he was a KU graduate.
Maybe he wishes to embarrass and then bring down the west leaning government in Pock-ees-tahn, and then a Caliphat will take over ala Iran.
“Maybe he wishes to embarrass and then bring down the west leaning government in Pock-ees-tahn”
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Yep, that seems to be why he had a bug up his butt about pockistan to begin with.
Yeah, I'm wondering what this guys motives really are...sumpin ain't right
Last time I checked they were an "Islamic republic."
A Caliphate is a Sunni thing. Not that it makes too much of a difference.
Pic is of DiFi..
As much as I detest Liberalism and everything else about Obama, maybe this is one important thing he’s getting kinda right.
Flame away.
Do me a favor then? If you ever get close enough to be photographed with John Murtha... kick him in the shins for me!
I would be happy to!! Maybe that is my whole plan.
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