Why The Next U.S. President Will Intensify Counterterrorism Attacks Inside Pakistan
September 12th, 2008
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Posted in: Afghanistan, Counterterrorism, Iraq, Pakistan, United States
Tags: Afghanistan, al-Qaida in Iraq, Bush Presidency, International Security Assistance Forces, Iraq, Karzi Government, McCain, Northwestern Frontier Province, Obama, Pakistan-Afghan Border, Pakistani Army, Pakistani Sovereignty, Pakistani Taliban, Post-Musharraf Era, Pushtoon, Sons of Iraq, Surge, Taliban-al-Qaida Nexus, United States, War on Terror
America’s so-called war on terror is developing a new focus—the frequent violation of Pakistani sovereignty through the use of UAV attacks and rapid raids by U.S. Special Forces. This focus will continue, no matter who is sitting in the White House come January. And the contours of that policy are emerging here in the waning [...]