He should have been threatening himself, and strongly hinting that the US may consider Pakistan responsible for hiding Ben Laden, and allowing him to continue to direct Al Qaeda. After the operation, the Pakistanis should have felt ashamed that their two-faced role has been exposed to the whole world to see. Instead, they have the chutzpah to complain about the operation!
Pakistan is a touchy situation. The government isn’t all that secure in its spot. Duplicity in that part of the world may be necessary to maintain the appearance of control.
Scolding the U.S. publicly and permitting military action behind the scenes may be the best we can hope for. We are not well positioned for a fourth theater of operations.
The Bush’s have a “way” of making statements, I guess. The worst example was “Read my lips” ... but the best example is “You’re either with us or against us”. It is rather simple to decided if Pakistan is “with us or against us” .. and if they are against us, then stop the aid. If they get “out of hand” nuke them to oblivion. Problem is, with our “politically correct” wars like Iraq and Afghanistan, there is no real “downside” for the miscreants. Our “end game” is an attempt at rehabilitation. We should not get in a war unless we are there to be VICTORIOUS, (Libya .. another perfect example). If you are not willing to go in and TAKE THEM OUT, collateral damage and all, then you shouldn’t be having yourself a war. If they blow up the World Trade Center, the worst that can happen is we’ll (maybe after 10 years) assassinate a leader and then “rehabilitate” the country (c’mon folks, you really should grow corn not poppies, please be nice) ... who would be AFRAID of that? War, the way “we” do it is no longer a DETERRENT.