Pakistan Whines While We Hunt Terrorists

Pakistan's government accused U.S. and
international forces in Afghanistan of killing civilians in an unusual
cross-border ground and air attack Wednesday that it warned could
undermine cooperation in the war on terror.

In other violence
buffeting the country days before it elects a successor to ousted
President Pervez Musharraf, snipers fired on the prime minister's
limousine, and the army said it killed two dozen militants in a
northwestern valley.

Relations between the United States and
Pakistan, uneasy allies in the war against international terrorism, are
growing strained because of cross-border attacks, including suspected
American missile strikes that have killed two senior al-Qaida
operatives this year.

Officials gave differing accounts of
Wednesday's pre-dawn raid in the South Waziristan region, part of the
tribal belt where officials suspect Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida No. 2
Ayman al-Zawahri are hiding. It was unclear whether any militant
leaders were killed or captured.

Women, children among dead
Pakistan's
military said ground forces from NATO's International Security
Assistant Force in Afghanistan were ferried to the raid by helicopters
in what would be an extremely rare cross-border foray by foreign ground
troops.

NBC News
reported that dozens of NATO troops, believed to be mostly American
forces, crossed the Afghan border into the Pakistani tribal area early
Wednesday morning. They landed in four choppers, entered three houses
and, according to local tribesmen, immediately opened fire.

Pakistan
army spokesman Maj. Murad Khan said that the victims were mostly women
and children who were asleep at the time. He added: "So far there is no
evidence of any high-value targets captured or killed."

Well, aren't you the same guys who've said all along that there's terrorists in these parts?

Pakistani officials say cross-border strikes are a violation of their
sovereignty. They plead with U.S. and NATO commanders to share
intelligence and allow Pakistani troops to carry out all raids on their
territory.

Yes, because LAST time we told you in advance of an operation, YOU told them about it. If it ever becomes public knowledge who leaked it and it's found out later that we could have gotten Osama or al-Zawahiri had you not, I wouldn't think twice about peeling your skin off with a dull rock.

Local media reports said the troops came out of a chopper and fired on
civilians. The U.S. official said there may have been a small number of
women and children in the immediate vicinity, but when the mission
began "everybody came out firing" from the compound.

So, NOW we get a bit of truth here. Everyone knows that just about everyone from age 12 on up has an AK-47 next to them. It's not unheard of for women and children to fire upon US troops. If you fire on a US troop, then your fate will be the same as grown men who do the same.

If Pakistan wants to put this as some kind of PR stunt, then perhaps we shouldn't bother to ask permission for anything at all. We're talking about hunting Al-Qaeda here. We don't need permission for anything. If you're harboring terrorists, you might as well take up arms against us, because we'll treat you the same way.

Personally, I like the scorched earth policy. Surround the place, and wipe it off the map. It's quick, it saves US troop lives, and it finishes Al-Qaeda off once and for all.

Travis

travis@rightwinglunatic.com