Administration Presses Pakistan to Fight Taliban
nytimes.com
"...For their part the Pakistanis interpreted the message as a fairly bald warning that unless Pakistan moved quickly to act against two Taliban groups they have so far refused to attack, the United States was prepared to take unilateral action to expand Predator drone attacks beyond the tribal areas and, if needed, to resume raids by Special Operations forces into the country against Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders.
One senior administration official, when asked about the encounter, declined to go into details. But he added quickly, “I think they read our intentions accurately.”
nytimes.com
So much for BO's sanctimonious, holier-than-thou scolding and condemnation of Bush policies, which won him the position he now holds, but policies that he now embraces because that's what's called for. Surge? Unilateral offensive against ungovernable thugs in uncivilized places? Not in the Ivy Leage playbook, are they, BO? Things are a lot different when you're in the driver's seat, aren't they?
We've been down this road before. So far, BO is torn between becoming LBJ Jr. or Jimmy Carter Jr., so he's splitting the difference. |
