What the heck, we’re in the neighborhood already
A third war won’t kill us, right?:
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s top military officer says he’s comfortable that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons remain secure, but is gravely concerned about Taliban advances there and in Afghanistan.He says the United States has worked with the Pakistanis to improve the security of their nuclear arsenal and he believes that country’s military is focused on keeping them secure.
He also said Monday the worst-case scenario is that Pakistan’s weapons would fall into the hands of terrorists. But he said he doesn’t think that’s going to happen.
Mullen spoke at a Pentagon news conference on his recent trip to the region.
Right. We’re relying on the Pakistani military to protect the nuclear weapons? This military?:
Pakistan’s army: as inept as it is corrupt
The answer to why Pakistan’s mighty army seems impotent against Taliban insurgents is that it is more mafia than military
I have a bad feeling about this….
Update: We should have been dealing with this problem years ago, but instead the Bush administration just threw money at it.
Pakistan’s peace pact with the Taliban is close to collapse, a Taliban spokesman has warned, accusing the government and the army of being stooges for the US.
The warning came as Pakistani troops continued their offensive against Taliban fighters in Buner in the country’s northwest on Monday, killing seven fighters.
The fighting has strained the government’s deal with the Taliban that allows for the enforcement of sharia, or Islamic law, across Malakand division in exchange for peace.
“They [the army and government] have no respect for any pact,” Muslim Khan, the Pakistani Taliban’s spokesman in neighbouring Swat, said.
“They keep violating every agreement and if this goes on, definitely there will be no deal, no ceasefire.
“This is not our army, this is not our government. They’re worse enemies of Muslims than the Americans. They’re US stooges and now it’s clear that either we’ll be martyred or we’ll march forward.”
Just goes to show you when you had a stooge who became preznit, the entire government reflected his leadership….
crossposted at Rants from the Rookery
