CIA Escalates in Pakistan

[Octafish]

Source: Wall Street Journal

Pentagon Diverts Drones From Afghanistan to Bolster U.S. Campaign Next Door

WASHINGTON—The U.S. military is secretly diverting aerial drones and weaponry from the Afghan battlefront to significantly expand the CIA's campaign against militants in their Pakistani havens.

The shift in strategic focus reflects the U.S. view that, with Pakistan's military unable or unwilling to do the job, more U.S. force against terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan is now needed to turn around the struggling Afghan war effort across the border.

In recent months, the military has loaned Predator and Reaper drones to the Central Intelligence Agency to give the agency more firepower to target and bombard militants on the Afghan border.

The additional drones helped the CIA escalate the number of strikes in Pakistan in September. The agency averaged five strikes a week in September, up from an average of two to three per week. The Pentagon and CIA have ramped up their purchases of drones, but they aren't being built fast enough to meet the rapid rise in demand.


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[aquart]

1. Oy.

This cannot end well.

[Octafish]

2. The chart spells it out.

Wonder who's running the drones for CIA?

[bemildred]

3. Fools. nt

[Alamuti Lotus]

4. Since CIA escalations always end well, WHY NOT?

Worked out well for premier Lon-Nol, did it not? Nothing weird followed the escalation of yank aggression there.

Are there any more Jordanian assets in place? A couple more are currently needed...

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