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The Northerner

(5,040 posts) Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:31 PM Jun 2012

US ignores Pakistanis’ feelings about drone attacks: Analyst

Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has said the US would continue its drone attacks in Pakistan despite complaints from Islamabad that the strikes violate its sovereignty.

The US defense secretary claimed on Wednesday that the attacks help the US defend itself against what he called terrorist threats.

Washington claims the raids target militants but locals say that civilians are the majority of the victims of the attacks. The Pakistani public is outraged over the attacks.

Press TV talks with Liaghat Ali Khan, a professor at Washburn University from Topeka, Kansas, to discuss the issue further.

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US ignores Pakistanis’ feelings about drone attacks: Analyst (Original Post) The Northerner Jun 2012 OP

Isn't it cool cbrer Jun 2012 #1

Pakistan has given safe haven to al Queda AtomicKitten Jun 2012 #2

Double down on that railsback Jun 2012 #3

i think the Pak leadership is, behind the scene, happy that the US is disrupting what is essentially WCGreen Jun 2012 #5

The U.S. is doing their dirty work railsback Jun 2012 #7

We need to remove our armed forces from that theater of action. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2012 #4

really stupid, arrogant and sociopathic fascisthunter Jun 2012 #6

cbrer

(1,831 posts)

1. Isn't it cool

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:40 PM

Jun 2012

How Secretary Panetta delivers US policy to the media? It's all about the terrorists. You harbor, we blow you to crap. Oh and by the way the definition of terrorist was just updated again today.

Collateral damage (read innocent lives) be damned
Sovereignty be damned
Blow back be damned

Our nation slips further towards totalitarian plutocratic fascism every day.

AtomicKitten

(46,585 posts)

2. Pakistan has given safe haven to al Queda

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 05:47 PM

Jun 2012

... and thus it's not a big surprise when Pakistan goes

And, no, I'm not a fan of warfare. Just telling it like it is.

railsback

(1,881 posts)

3. Double down on that

Reply to AtomicKitten (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:06 PM

Jun 2012

I don't see any other way of getting those gophers out of the lawn. I can understand Pakistan's hesitation to go after the vermin, seeing how something like 70% of that country are Taliban/Al Qaeda friendly. Launching an assault on the extremists would likely lead to an armed uprising, and these guys got nukes. Not wise. Drone strikes are a necessary evil.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

5. i think the Pak leadership is, behind the scene, happy that the US is disrupting what is essentially

Reply to railsback (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:14 PM

Jun 2012

a threat to the ruling class in Pakistan.

railsback

(1,881 posts)

7. The U.S. is doing their dirty work

Reply to WCGreen (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 08:25 PM

Jun 2012

and they get to act outraged. I guess it works out for both sides.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

4. We need to remove our armed forces from that theater of action.

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 06:24 PM

Jun 2012

And our secret CIA armies.

And our drone fleet.

Al Qaeda is decimated. The Taliban are mainly interested in doing their thing locally.

All we are achieving is perpetual war.

fascisthunter

(29,381 posts)

6. really stupid, arrogant and sociopathic

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 07:16 PM

Jun 2012

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