Friday, September 17, 2010

Pakistan

A couple days ago I found an article that listed the recent missile attacks in Pakistan that are suspected to be by America.  For the month of September they were listed as:


"— Sept. 14: Missiles fired from an unmanned aircraft target a house in the village of Shawal in North Waziristan, a region dominated by the Haqqani network of Islamist militants. Ten alleged militants are killed.
— Sept. 11: Strike kills five associates of warlord Hafiz Gul Bahadur in Datta Khel village in North Waziristan.
— Sept. 9: Missiles pound a house close to a disused match factory near Miran Shah in North Waziristan, killing five alleged militants.
— Sept. 8: Three missile strikes target houses, including one owned by Maulvi Azizullah, a member of the Haqqani network, and vehicles in Dande Darpa Khel in North Waziristan, killing 14 alleged militants.
— Sept. 6: Missiles kill three alleged militants in a vehicle in Datta Khel in North Waziristan.
— Sept. 3: Two strikes kill seven alleged insurgents, four of them foreigners, in a house and a vehicle in Datta Khel in North Waziristan.
— Sept. 2: Two airstrikes kill seven people, two believed to be foreign militants, in a house in Datta Khel in North Waziristan."


http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/14/recent-suspected-missile-strikes-targeting-militants-inside-pakistan/

So, I know that Pakistan is our ally and we aren't supposed to be shooting drones at them, but if their Tribal Areas and some other areas are harboring terrorists, should we fire missiles at them?  If Pakistan really wanted to they could stop us from firing missiles into their country, but they don't.  Some of the terrorists killed in these attacks were part of the Haqqani network, the man who brought suicide bombings to this war.  Should we really feel that bad that they died?  I understand why the Pakistani government is so mum about their involvement with the U.S. government.  So what are your thoughts on the Pakistan situation?

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