Pentagon poised to send troops into western Pakistan

Washington Times ^ | 6/27/02 | Rowan Scarborough

[kattracks]

U.S. rapid-reaction forces are on standby to aid Pakistanis in raids on al Qaeda hide-outs, but the Americans were not activated early yesterday in a bloody firefight near the Afghan border.

Gen. Richard B. Myers, Joint Chiefs chairman, yesterday disclosed the military arrangement that could put U.S. soldiers in direct combat outside Afghanistan in the rugged tribal areas of western Pakistan.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[Jim Noble]

>>And what they could have done would have been up to what the Pakistanis requested help in<<

Bad thinking.

Our armed forces exist do do what we need done, not what others ask us to do.

[Tom Bombadil]

The Associated Press reported from Islamabad that Pakistan deployed 500 soldiers to the area to search for those responsible for recent attacks on Western targets.

'Bet they don't negotiate next time.

[justshutupandtakeit]

No the thinking is fine we are there because of the host country's request for help in certain things not because we are invading. Should an invasion occur then you would be correct.