Bad news for hopey-changey peaceniks, good news for the civilized world:
In what would be a major escalation of the “war on terror”, the New York Times reported that the US may push its firepower into Pakistan’s vast, economically backward, Baluchistan province.
Washington has so far targeted militants based in Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal areas, which run along Afghanistan’s eastern border. Baluchistan, however, is a “settled” region and considered a regular part of the country. However, the province, and especially its capital, Quetta, has long been considered the home of the Afghan Taliban and an important sanctuary for al-Qaida.
Now that Islamabad has pretty much given up any pretense of governing anything much outside of, well, Islamabad (and that only in daylight), we’ve gained the freedom of action to pursue the Taliban/al Qaeda pretty much anywhere. I’m glad to see President Obama taking advantage.
Are we sure this is what we want to do? I mean, train wreck that Pakistan’s government may be, they do have a nuke. I’d much rather we did this quietly. I’m surprised that State is still leaking to the Times, don’t they know there’s a Democrat in the White House now?
Obama’s not gonna do shit. He’s a wussie.
And now comes the second Vietnam the Left has been praying for since 2003.
I mean, I hope not, but with this bunch giving the generals their orders…
McGehee:…”the second Viet Nam”- you bet yer Friskies Garfield! but yer “…” is inappropriate after such a stated worry.Why not finish yer thought and categorically state that after Eisenhower stutter-stepped in Viet Nam ( Dien Bien Phu, etc. ) his successor – the fashionable JFK who at least saw action in the Pacific in the orig. swift boats – unlike this comm. organg. yuppie re-tread from Chi-town , really got us involved and betwn JFK and LBJ’s huge escalations…oh why bother explaining- it’s all the fault of the Republicans. Bien sur…..pass me my latte.
…that I hope I’m wrong? I thought I did.
Why do I have the feeling that this is a deke?