“The truth is that what the Pakistani government calls “violating sovereignty” is really just violating a border. It is clearly not in control of the tribal regions, which by definition means it is not sovereign there.”

???? If you cross the border you are violating sovereignty.

The problem is not that we are doing it. The Pakistanis had to respond to the media reports (no doubt leaked by some snivelling guttersnipe), that Bush had approved the border crossings.