Report: Plan to get Bin Laden Being Blocked by White House, Scared Offending Pakistani Gov't.....
Fuck the Pakistanis, now more than ever, they've proven by be miserable "allies"......
The Pentagon has drafted a secret plan that would send U.S. special forces into the wild tribal regions of Pakistan to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants, but the White House has balked at giving the mission a green light, The New York Times reported today.
The Bush administration, which has seven months left in its term, gave the go-ahead for the military to draw up the plan to take the war on terror across the Afghan border and into the mountains of Pakistan where bin Laden is believed to be hiding, according to the newspaper.
Although the special forces attack plan was devised six months ago, infighting among U.S. intelligence agencies and among White House offices have blocked it from being implemented, the Times reported
The Bush team would like to leave office next January having put bin Laden, the man behind the Sept. 11 attacks, behind bars or in his grave.
But sending U.S. forces into Pakistan would be controversial and risky. The rugged mountain area is populated by bin Laden sympathizers, hurting the chances that such a raid could succeed. It would also trigger a diplomatic outcry from the Pakistani government.
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A diplomatic outcry is somewhat less severe than a military reprisal. A rather acceptable reaction, considering the target.
Posted by: Atom&Yves | June 30, 2008 at 02:58 PM
"It would also trigger a diplomatic outcry from the Pakistani government."
If this is true, then they really arent an ally, are they?
Posted by: Elric66 | June 30, 2008 at 04:20 PM
"It would also trigger a diplomatic outcry from the Pakistani government."
If this is true, then they really arent an ally, are they?
Posted by: Elric66 | June 30, 2008 at 04:23 PM
We ALL know where this is going. Anybody with half a brain and a 6th grade education can see it. Of course, that eliminates Adolph (The Muslim) Nobama, his sycophants and ALL Libturds.
The inevitable "show down" is all set but for the timing.
Posted by: Bob | June 30, 2008 at 08:22 PM