General Petraeus Hints At Striking Targets Within Pak As ‘Last Resort’

From GEO TV:

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military will reserve the "right of last resort" to take out threats inside Pakistan, but it would prefer to enable the Pakistani military to do the job itself, Gen. David Petraeus said Monday in an exclusive interview with a US television channel.

The commander of U.S. Central Command was interviewed as the Obama administration prepares to step up the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Asked about lingering concerns that Pakistan is not fully on board, Petraeus told media that the U.S. military is putting "additional focus" on rooting out ties between Pakistan's intelligence service and the Taliban.

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My Comment: It is strange that General Petraeus is saying this now .... especially since President Obama made it clear a few days ago that this was not going to be U.S. policy.