Pakistan ready for war?
MrBrian
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A quick re-cap
About 1 week ago it came out that Bush is allowing American special ops commando something? I dunno, anyway, allow them to move ahead/land on Pakistani soil to proceed with trying to eliminate any evil doers in Pakistan, specifically the South Waziristan area, well a few day's ago the US killed around 20 Pakistanis, of course it was a nice mix/blend of death, a few kids, some women and children, a puppy? I dunno, anyway.. Now Pakistan sent a warning saying that it will go after any foreign troops on it's soil (BTW the US did not even ask Pakistan for permission in the first place to conduct this spreading of freedom)
Well America tried to land again, perhaps trying pull off another one of those highly skilled raids they do? So Pakistani troops fired on them.
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Now I wonder if Obama will side with Pakistan or Bush? You know, let's see some 'change'
About 1 week ago it came out that Bush is allowing American special ops commando something? I dunno, anyway, allow them to move ahead/land on Pakistani soil to proceed with trying to eliminate any evil doers in Pakistan, specifically the South Waziristan area, well a few day's ago the US killed around 20 Pakistanis, of course it was a nice mix/blend of death, a few kids, some women and children, a puppy? I dunno, anyway.. Now Pakistan sent a warning saying that it will go after any foreign troops on it's soil (BTW the US did not even ask Pakistan for permission in the first place to conduct this spreading of freedom)
Well America tried to land again, perhaps trying pull off another one of those highly skilled raids they do? So Pakistani troops fired on them.
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Now I wonder if Obama will side with Pakistan or Bush? You know, let's see some 'change'
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Well... if they are preparing for war... it's a good thing we've been shoveling money, weaponry, technology and intelligence to them since 2003. They'll be ready for those who are against us.
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What?
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Oh... okay.
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Nevermind.
Hail, Hail!!!
no shit. my thoughts on the mark. we have a history of giving money and weapons to people that we have to turn around and go to war with.
the american dream ............alive and well.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration expects an uphill battle with Congress for permission to use counterterrorism funds to upgrade Pakistan's F-16 fighters, the State Department's top diplomat for South Asia said Monday.
But even if lawmakers balk, the State Department believes it has the authority to shift counterterrorism aid to the fighter program.
"For the moment, we're not taking a legalistic approach to this. We're trying to work it out with the Congress," Richard Boucher, assistant secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, said in an interview with Reuters.
Lawmakers plan to hold a hearing Tuesday to grill administration officials on the F-16 program with Pakistan and its use in counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda and Taliban extremists in the border areas with Afghanistan.
Analysts say the F-16, built by Lockheed Martin Corp, and other big-ticket military items have in the past been viewed by Islamabad as weapons to help Pakistan counter its rival, India.
In July, two senior Democratic lawmakers asked the administration not to use the $226.5 million to refurbish the the F-16s. They said they feared the plan diverted cash from more urgent counterterrorism equipment like helicopters and night-vision goggles.
But Boucher said the F-16s also had been used for counterterrorism missions in hundreds of sorties targeting militants in the tribal areas in recent months.
The F-16 upgrade was badly needed, he said, and would give Pakistan with a more effective counter-terrorism tool, enabling forces to work at night and improve precision-strike capability.
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