[swarthyguy]

>>I can't really understand why our own intel missed it for the past 30 years.

We knew about it in the days of Zia but looked the other way because of the jihad against the Soviets.

Bush 1 slapped sanctions on Pakistan and even considered putting it on the list of terror sponsoring nations.

Clinton? Well, the west went googoogaagaa over Benazir Bhutto, all was forgiven, and the Taliban, under Pakistani tutelage swept to power.

Bush has played this brilliantly. First the nukes, now back to the hunt for osama and the war on AQ in that region. Makes sense now why the Afghan campaign was virtually stopped after Anaconda in spring 2002 and jihadis allowed safe havens in Pakistan.

Paki nukes had to come first.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Well, your sense that GWB is tackling everything well makes me feel somewhat more at peace. If only all the key players on the world scene acted with as much honor and integrity as GWB. The problem is they don't! We cannot even trust our "friends" the French and Germans these days. Yikes!

[JustPiper]

What naval carriers do we have protecting our shores ans where?