Comments on: Pakistan cuts deal with militants in “victory for Osama bin Laden”

By: OldEnglish

OldEnglish — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:07:28 +0000

Just A Grunt on May 21, 2008 at 1:39 PM

I think the real question is:- why is Syria (now) prepared to talk to Israel?

By: Mister Ghost

Mister Ghost — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:25:38 +0000

Hearts and flowers and paved roads in Swat. And have some contractors build some schools. And schedule an election.

By: NightmareOnKStreet

NightmareOnKStreet — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:39:14 +0000

...our military needs to be given the green light to go in there and get them... Liberty or Death on May 21, 2008 at 1:57 PM

We just were. Get the popcorn, 'cuz I can't wait for ~~their~~ I mean, the roasted nuts.

By: allrsn

allrsn — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:19:27 +0000

Ummmm, does this mean we can go in and give bin ladin a bath?

By: Marc01

Marc01 — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:18:35 +0000

A Pakistani paper's editorial is against Wahabi and highlighting the danger of having them get more power: "The militants might get emboldened to start intervening in the private affairs of the general population and take action such as banning television, closing down Internet cafes, shutting down girls’ schools, forcing barbers to stop their business and preventing anything that is modern to be accessed by the enlightened population of the valley."

By: ThePrez

ThePrez — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:00:25 +0000

Hmmm, maybe the world will end in 2012.

By: Attila (Pillage Idiot)

Attila (Pillage Idiot) — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:31:25 +0000

Er, a posthumous victory for Osama bin Laden. Or in his case a post-HUMUS victory.

By: GarandFan

GarandFan — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:23:54 +0000

The Paki’s think their ’safe’ now. Wait until they find their partners pushing the envelope each day. The camel’s nose is under the tent flap. Won’t be long before the entire camel is in the tent.

By: irishspy

irishspy — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:01:55 +0000

That should give us free reign to strike in the Northwest Frontier Province, then. Pakistan claims sovereignty there, but refuses to exercise it, giving free reign to forces attack an allied nation and the Coalition military there. This part of what used to be Pakistan is de facto terra nullius, and we and our allies have every right under several treaties to take action there. It's open season.

By: Liberty or Death

Liberty or Death — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:57:14 +0000

Pakistan just folded. They may keep their nuclear weapons safe from Islamists for the short run with this deal, but they have given the terrorists safe haven for their bases from which they will launch innumerable attacks against Afghanistan and the West.

I personally think they folded some time ago. IMHO it is past time our military and its leaders face the reality of this situation and do what Pakistan won’t do in the tribal regions, and that is to cut off the head of AQ and the Taliban once and for all.

Since Pakistan considers these tribal regions as being “autonomous” then our military conducting operations in these areas should not be considered a threat to Pakistan’s sovereignty.

Enough is enough, our military needs to be given the green light to go in there and get them. Many Americans (me included) have been waiting almost 7 long years to see Osama and his butt-buddy Zawahiri’s heads on a stake!

By: ronsfi

ronsfi — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:42:14 +0000

Damn! Were going to have to attack them in Pakistan.

By: Just A Grunt

Just A Grunt — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:39:56 +0000

I wonder how much the political situation here at home is influencing all of these deals with the extremists. Lebanon cedeing control to Hezbollah, Pakistan giving up in its fight against the Taliban/Al Queda, Israel talking nice with Syria.
Do these countries see a day in the not too distance future when they will no longer have the support of Americas muscle and also will not be able to use the Big Satan as a screen for their desire to stamp out the militants?
Have these countries just given up in trying to fight the virulent Islamic gangs and are now getting ready for the every man for himself phase?

By: indythinker

indythinker — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:37:43 +0000

Get the nukes outta there.

By: OhEssYouCowboys

OhEssYouCowboys — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:30:08 +0000

Don’t pay attention to those savages behind the curtain. Remember, “democracy” has taken hold in the Middle East [takes a time-out to vomit] and all is well.

Now, on a serious note – the troops who were and are, now, in Iraq, should’ve been killing the Taliban and al qaida in Afghanistan and Waziristan.

Bin Hidin’ should be under 20 tons of rubble in Tora Bora.

Oh well, at least “democracy” has taken hold in the Middle East and all is well.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:26:38 +0000

2nd lesson for Barry…

Pakistan conducted their five nuclear tests in 1998, a full two and a half years before the hanging chad became America’s greatest security threat.

By: Limerick

Limerick — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:17:30 +0000

Lesson for Barry…

Islamic terrorists protected by nuclear umbrella. Now about that tea and crumpets you want to have with Dinnerjacket….

By: KW64

KW64 — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:14:58 +0000

This will allow the militants to cut our land supply routes through Pakistan to Afghanistan. How we deal with that will be dicey. I suppose we can try to support NATO via an airlift or try to get back in good graces with Uzbekistan and Russia to support NATO’s mission but that will cost us and not just in jet fuel.

By: thuja

thuja — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:08:10 +0000

I’m glad that the United States did not sign the 1997 Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction–known informally as the Ottawa Treaty. (China, India, and Russia also haven’t signed.) We should mine the Afghan-Paki border.

By: Vatican Watcher

Vatican Watcher — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:07:13 +0000

Kumbaya!

Obama + Jihadis + NW Pakistan =

By: originalpechanga

originalpechanga — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:01:44 +0000

I think it's a good idea! Now they will all be in one place. Maybe President Obama will go after them there, or more likely, sit around the campfire and talk to them. http://originalpechanga.blogspot.com

By: lorien1973

lorien1973 — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:00:02 +0000

VolMagic on May 21, 2008 at 12:57 PM

Just need to buy that Jericho missile from Stark Industries :P

By: VolMagic

VolMagic — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:57:33 +0000

Green light for cross border incusions?

By: faraway

faraway — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:56:33 +0000

Pakistan folds.
Lebanon folds.
Israel folds.
Democrats fold.

What’s next? McCain on immigration?

By: ThackerAgency

ThackerAgency — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:55:54 +0000

I’ve got an idea, lets give them more money. After all, you are either ‘for us or against us’. Pakistan is definitely for us.

Musharraf would have supported this if he could have without upsetting the USA. Pakistan is an enemy. They always were. Musharraf just pretended he wasn’t so that he could get money from the USA. Musharraf started this trend. This is worse than Musharraf, but he would have done it eventually even if he kept power. They were always just waiting until the US would stop pressuring them to attack the NW Province.

We should have treated Pakistan like Iraq – nuclear weapons or not. Now our efforts in Afghanistan over the past 6 years are essentially wasted because of our ‘friend’ Pakistan. They still have terrorist camps, and we do nothing about it because of our ‘friends’ who are ‘with us’.

By: kirkill

kirkill — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:55:29 +0000

At least BO said he’s going to bomb ‘em. After he takes their side? He does take totally contradictory sides to every issue. Is that a new triangulation strategy?