Comments on: Americans start asking about Predators in Pakistan

By: Arsalan Khalid

Arsalan Khalid — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:30:18 +0000

The strikes kill the terrorists along with the innocent women and children. The killing of innocents will breed more terrorists. Terrorism cannot be won by any military means. If we do not see this, then we will be in an endless cycle. The problem of terrorism is embedded in several factors ranging from economics to justice. Do we ever wonder as to why the people in FATA support these terrorists? How did these terrorists get to that area? It was not long ago when CIA trained these terrorists and financed their activities to fight the soviets. It was the CIA and Pak army that laid the foundation of religious schools to breed fanatical fighters for their war. It was a frankenstein of our own creation. Now, simply bombing them to oblivion along with innocent people is not going to be the fix. We really have to question our policies and not believe people like Obama who do not know what they are talking about. Or believe the defence lobby who want nothing better but for us to be involved in endless conflicts for their profiteering. Come on guys…wake up and really question things…nothing is simple as white and black in real life.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:49:20 +0000

The key question is whether the “Predators” are targeting Taliban or al Khaida, or simply innocent civilians living in Pakistan’s tribal areas not whether Pakistan’s so-called sovereignty is being violated. If Pakistan had any sovereignty in the tribal areas, there would be no need for the US to send its “Predators” over it. If the US is, indeed, targeting Taliban and or al Khaida in the tribal areas of Pakistan, they have a perfect right to do so and Pakistan has no right to object, since the Taliban and al Khaida are engaged in a war against the US and Afghanistan. Enemy forces have no right to sanctuary in neighboring states; in fact it is an act of war by Pakistan against the US and Afghanistan to provide any assistant to such enemy forces. Indeed, the US and its allies have every right to any force it needs to deny its enemies this kind of santuary. The fact that they do not do so is a concession to Pakistani public opinion, not an admission that it would be wrong to do so. On the other hand, if the US Predators are simply flying around Pakistan randomly shooting Predator missiles worth several hundred thousand dollars each at whoever they come across, that would be a violation of the rules of war and a crime by any standard. In fact, it would approximate the tactics of the Taliban and al Khaida, who routinely set off explosions that kill anybody in the vicinty whether combatant or bystander. In fact, it would be ludicrous to even suggest such a thing. The Pakistanis should either purge their country of these evil and ruthless men, or let the US do it for them.

By: Fred Pisacane

Fred Pisacane — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:58:45 +0000

Thanks for the forum.However,the reporting was very weak. There is a good story here for an agressive reporter.

By: Fred Pisacane

Fred Pisacane — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:57:10 +0000

Soory once more.

If democrate are elected we will never get local inteligance to carry out such attacks as the locals will not risk their lives when they see we have no stomach to fight these muslm fascists.

By: -D

-D — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:30:01 +0000

I hate journalists who only report half or not even a third of the story. The Journalist forgot to mention that the preds “bomb” the terrorist camps, not “Pakistan” as a whole. They also forgot to include (because I know most people are lazy and really don’t do the research themselves to know this… the extremists use Pakistan as their “safe” ground and travel across the border to Afghanistan to launch their attacks on their own CIVILIAN people. They do this because they know that the Americans aren’t allowed into Pakistan without PAKISTAN’S PERMISSION. Poor journalism…zero stars

By: Raymond

Raymond — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:23:37 +0000

I fear these actions will not gather respect from the people we hope to help us with the problem.

Such attacks can easily loose any respect or a far away country cosy in its superiority.

We need to realise wars are lost by stretching logistics and opening battle on more than one front.

By: Ally

Ally — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:43:02 +0000

As someone with a growing awareness and interest in Pakistan’s key political role in world security I am delighted to have found this informative blog. On the subject of these US predator strikes I am frankly appalled, but not surprised, given that aggressive, disrespectful military actions are pretty well the norm for this administration. Let’s hope the US media coverage does provoke a clear US policy rather that these stupid actions provoking legitimate retaliation.

By: Jacques Vigneron

Jacques Vigneron — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:02:21 +0000

Iraq: Bombing, UN sanctioned, no flight zone. 2003 Wrong war started under false pretense.
Iran: No bombing, poor relation.
Afghanistan: War against Taliban for refusing to hand over BL and cohorts. UN sanctioned.
Pakistan: Taliban & al-qaeda targets, not a war, limited objectives
Syrian: No bombing, poor relation

Official policy? If one knew it would be easy to counter. Trouble is, I doubt the ones responsible even know. I believe the next US gvt will be in trouble picking up the mess left by this one.

I will vote for Obama because he is not Clinton and not a republican. What he says sounds right but I do not trust any politician to deliver anything anytime soon.

Predators strikes in Pakistan making the news? Sorry folks, this is not new, every strike has been reported since the beginning of the war. You just have to follow more closely what is going on.

By: asad

asad — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:50:41 +0000

the intelligence to carry out these attacks had better be good..otherwise there will hell to pay…

By: willi

willi — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:07:18 +0000

iraq iran afghanistan pakistan syria, why has the US been waging war, bombing these countries for the last 20 years.?
What actually is the official policy?