Obama to the ISI: fix your mess or we'll do it for you. It's still not widely understood just how important, and culpable, Pakistan is in the hunt for al Quaeda. As with most effectively failed states, I don't see us demanding things as doing much good. But it does at least provide some political cover when we have to move against what will inevitably be portrayed as, "an unwarranted attack on another sovereign state."
It could. It'd be damned amusing to the see the President who campaigned (initially) on ending the war immediately and who's now sending more troops to one site then start another war in Pakistan.
It'll be even more amusing to see his sycophants defending his actions - even though had Bush (or now, McCain or Palin) done the same thing they'd be attacked as the killers of children.
Posted by: Ron ap Rhys on December 9, 2009 08:52 AM