Well, duh...huh? I'm hoping NATO goes beyond just calling out the new government of Pakistan on this one and really puts the pressure on them to reverse their course of appeasement with the Taliban in Pakistan. Here's some of the NATO observations from the article here at GEO TV:
The good news in all of this is that the U.S. has conducted four missile strikes INSIDE of Pakistan in 2008 using drones and there really has been no repurcussions from the Pakistani government. It's my hope that we can continue with those and in fact, increase those to keep targeting the commanders who tend to hang back in Pakistan. The major problem here is that without a major offensive in the NW area of Pakistan, the border will still be like swiss cheese - what I would like to see is the Taliban hit as they move in and out of Pakistan - if they know how dangerous it is to flee back into Pakistan, you may get them stretched more thinly and eradicate some of these "R & R" trips back to Pakistan.
Attacks by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan have risen sharply, NATO said Wednesday, expressing concerns that Pakistani agreements with the Taliban may be creating safe havens for militants.
``The principle concern is ... the deals being struck between the Pakistani government and extremist groups in the tribal areas may be allowing them - the extremists - to have safe havens, rest, reconstitute and then move across the border,'' he said.
The good news in all of this is that the U.S. has conducted four missile strikes INSIDE of Pakistan in 2008 using drones and there really has been no repurcussions from the Pakistani government. It's my hope that we can continue with those and in fact, increase those to keep targeting the commanders who tend to hang back in Pakistan. The major problem here is that without a major offensive in the NW area of Pakistan, the border will still be like swiss cheese - what I would like to see is the Taliban hit as they move in and out of Pakistan - if they know how dangerous it is to flee back into Pakistan, you may get them stretched more thinly and eradicate some of these "R & R" trips back to Pakistan.
Agreements with militants may be fueling rise in Afghan attacks: NATO
NATO spokesman James Appathurai said attacks were up 50 percent in April compared to the same period last year, a significant jump that could indicate the militants are getting help on the Pakistani side of the border.``The principle concern is ... the deals being struck between the Pakistani government and extremist groups in the tribal areas may be allowing them - the extremists - to have safe havens, rest, reconstitute and then move across the border,'' he said. Appathurai said the alliance would take up the issue of militants afe havens with Pakistani authorities. He said NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plans to travel to Islamabad soon for talks with the Pakistani government.
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