Saturday, February 6, 2010

The U.S. "Secret" War In Pakistan Continues



School Bombing Exposes Obama’s Secret War Inside Pakistan -- Times Online

THE discovery of three American soldiers among the dead in a suicide bombing at the opening of a girls’ school in the northwestern Pakistan town of Dir last week reignited the fears of many Pakistanis that Washington was set on invading their country.

Barack Obama has banned the Bush-era term “war on terror” and dithered about sending extra troops to Afghanistan, but across the border in Pakistan, the US president has dramatically stepped up the covert war against Islamic extremists.

Read more ....

Update #1: U.S. Deaths in Pakistan Fuel Suspicion -- Time Magazine
Update #2: U.S. Says 200 Troops on the Ground in Pakistan -- The Danger Room

My Comment: I love the way The Times uses the word "secret". From my perspective, this has been one of the worst kept secrets in history.

The only thing that surprises me about this successful suicide attack, is that it has taken the Taliban a long time to have a successful strike with high casualties against a U.S. military convoy.

I am also surprised by the Pakistani response to the attack .... is has been very muted.

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