US Appears Split Over Missile Strikes In Pakistan -- Reuters
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - The Obama administration appears divided over whether CIA missile strikes should be used against Taliban safe havens across the border in Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province.
Like Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas, Baluchistan and its provincial capital Quetta provide a safe haven for Islamist militants intent on carrying out cross-border attacks against Afghan government and NATO targets, U.S. officials say.
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My Comment: Everyone is afraid of escalating the war in Pakistan. But from my perspective, the Taliban have already escalated it. With Pakistan focused elsewhere, the means to track and destroy high value Taliban targets is lacking. The U.S. will now have to make a decision on whether to go after these targets, or hope that the Pakistani Government will get their act together and do the job themselves.
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