April 06, 2004
When Pakistan starts to help, Insult them!
Khalilzad says if Pakistan doesn't wipe out 'terrorist' havens, the US 'will have to do it.'
The US envoy to Afghanistan has angered Pakistan by warning the country that it must eliminate "terrorist sanctuaries" near their common border or US forces will have to step in. In a speech Monday at a private Washington think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Zalmay Khalilzad said that if Islamabad doesn't solve the problem then "we [the US] will have to do it ourselves."
Pakistan says more than 60 suspects were killed and more than 160 captured in the large offensive it launched last month against suspected Islamic militants, and tribesmen aiding them, in the border region. Mr. Khalilzad says although the offensive was "positive and hopeful," the Taliban continues to be able "to base, train and operate from Pakistan."
Full Story @ csmonitor.com
Brilliant!, just when Pakistan steps up and starts to show public resolve in cleaning up it's boarder towns we insult them. Someone kick the crap out of this guy, please.
Posted by: muddy at April 6, 2004 06:28 PMWho was this moron and why has he not been removed from the gene pool? Geez, how idiotic!
Posted by: skywalker at April 7, 2004 09:52 PMWon't you comment on Iraq ? I mean there are lots of important and dangerous events happening right now ...
Posted by: DF at April 9, 2004 05:18 AMMy best friend is in either Fallujah or al-Ramadi right now. Word I get is it's rough, but the Marines are winning.
From the sounds of it this al-Sadr is just another power hungry extremist. It'll be over in a couple weeks
Aside from that, 78% of Iraqi's say they feel it is not right to fight against coalition forces. This alone makes Kennedy's Vietnam comparison invalid as in Vietnam, the majority of South Vietnamese wanted a takeover by the North.
Posted by: skywalker at April 9, 2004 08:05 AM"My best friend is in either Fallujah or al-Ramadi right now."
Did he just recently go or has he been there for a while?
Posted by: mrs. muddy at April 9, 2004 11:55 AMI'm not sure exactly how long, but he's been there for as long as 1st MARDIV has been there.
Most of the people from algeria wanted to be part of France, and treated as french citizen ... AS the war of algeria went on and on, separation became the only solution...
With vietnam it was the same, repression when it lingers on only props up more rebellion.
I hope Moqtada Sadr can be arrested soon, if not, he'll become another hero ... ANd things may get out of control.
Talk about a celebration of the first year of freedom !!!
It may not look like vietnam yet, but it sure does not look like german or japanese occupation either ...
Posted by: DF at April 13, 2004 05:28 AMComparison to vietnam is not even close to valid. They were 2 completely different situations. In fact, I think I'd have to search really hard to find any common ground between the two.
Posted by: skywalker at April 13, 2004 08:40 AMDon't worry, the town is now surrounded and the military has an a.p.b. out on his butt. He's as good as dead.
Posted by: muddy at April 13, 2004 01:21 PM