February 11, 2007

Hitting Pakistan

Pakistan’s status as a safe haven for Taliban fighters has finally come to an end. According to the Los Angeles Times,  US forces in Afghanistan are now putting ordnance on top of Taliban forces going to or coming from, Pakistan. The only question now, is, why has it taken so long for US to exercise its inherent right to self- defense?

President Musharraf’s government will no doubt spout a lot of nonsense about invasions of Pakistan’s ‘sovereignty’ and protest to the US. But the fact is, Taliban forces now attacking US troops in Afghanistan are concentrated in the North Waziristan, a sanctuary, which is,  for all intents and purposes  an ungoverned area. The only law there, is the law of the local tribal leaders and the Taliban fighters.

In any event, from now on, there’ll be no sanctuary in Pakistan and if Musharraf doesn’t like it; that’s too damn bad.

Posted  6:30 PM  PST

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