Senior Military Leaders

[Ragtop1968]

The Associated Press - Robert Burns

Privately, some senior US military commanders say Pakistan's tribal areas are at the CENTER of the fight against Islamic extremism: more so than Iraq, or even Afganistan.
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Wonder why they have to say it "privately", do they fear retribution from people who have told the American people otherwise?

[crooked butt doctor]

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[Ragtop1968]

US shift seen to Pakistan, Afghanistan - Yahoo! News

[Ragtop1968]

The top two U.S. intelligence officials made a secret visit to Pakistan in early January to seek Musharraf's permission for greater involvement of American forces in trying to ferret out al-Qaida and other militant groups active in the tribal regions, a senior U.S. official said Saturday. Musharraf was said to have rebuffed an expansion of an American presence in Pakistan at the meeting, either through overt CIA. missions or by joint operations with Pakistani security forces.

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Bush's "great" ally on the war on terror. A fellow who should worry about being killed by the same terrorist who killed Bhutto, but not afraid enough of them to allow us to come in and remove his problem for him? I guess that just sounds fishy to me.

[GImpy]

If it was secret how do you know.. were is the credibility??Throw some names out there.

Originally Posted by Ragtop1968

The top two U.S. intelligence officials made a secret visit to Pakistan in early January to seek Musharraf's permission for greater involvement of American forces in trying to ferret out al-Qaida and other militant groups active in the tribal regions, a senior U.S. official said Saturday. Musharraf was said to have rebuffed an expansion of an American presence in Pakistan at the meeting, either through overt CIA. missions or by joint operations with Pakistani security forces.

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Bush's "great" ally on the war on terror. A fellow who should worry about being killed by the same terrorist who killed Bhutto, but not afraid enough of them to allow us to come in and remove his problem for him? I guess that just sounds fishy to me.