About that bombing that just took place in Pakistan

[shraby]

We had orders not to go after Osama in Pakistan, that Pakistan would take care of what goes on within its borders. Pakistan is a sovereign nation and an ally and has every right to make the rules in this case. Now, we find our CIA has bombed a house in Pakistan ostensibly to kill a #2 leader of Al Queda. My question is this, isn't bombing a house in a sovereign nation an overt act of war?

[malaise]

1. When did that ever stop

Bushco

[toymachines]

2. where does the CIA get authority to do this?

seriously, cause it isn't from the people!

[spanone]

3. Bush* ignores rules and laws. He be the King, in his own mind.

He's the biggest bully on the block.

[leftstreet]

5. He rules by the Divine Right of Signing Statements n/t

[Fridays Child]

4. I'll be curious to see Pakistan's response, as it unfolds. So far...

...all they've done is lodge a complaint at the US Embassy. That seems pretty toothless and, if nothing else results, save some sort of compensation for the victims (as if the villagers could be compensated for the murder of seventeen people, including at least three children), I will suspect that Pakistan secretly okayed the strike.

[asjr]

6. Pakistan can lodge all the complaints they desire--

they are not about to give up the "hush" money we taxpayers send them.

[Mossadeq]

7. You would think that.

But...

We let Pakistan slide BIGTIME. Khan sold nuclear secrets to NK, Iran, Libya, ect... He was pardoned and allowed to keep the money he made off the deals.

The US remained silent, and instead pressured other countries over their programs. I suppose If Pakistan makes a big deal over this we will shove the NPT down their throats.

[Igel]

8. Yes, it could be interpreted as such.

Assuming there was no hot pursuit, which falls under a slightly different heading.

On the other hand, if Pakistan is harboring AZ, that's also not a friendly act. And there are a whole bunch of reasons for Musharraf to say loud things about this in the media, and yet whisper to his wife, late at night, "Shit--I'm sorry they didn't get the bastard, and I'm not going to do a thing to stop the next attempt. Pity about the innocents."

Many of those reasons are Pakistan-internal, and have little to do with debt forgiveness or arms sales. Not all politics is US-centric.

[Cleita]

9. According to the PNAC website, Pakistan is on the

menu, along with Iraq, Iran and Syria to bring a "Pax Americana" to the Middle East. In other words, bombing the smithereens out of these countries, whom the PNAC has decided to bring freedom to, will bring peace in their convoluted logic.

:eyes:

I suppose if you kill everyone, then there will be peace because there will be no one left to kill.