Where's Waldo?

Remember my rant about "They're in Pakistan so why are we in Iraq?"

Here's a super cheery article on the U.S.'s assault on Pakistan.


"Concerned about Al-Qaeda regrouping in Pakistan's northwest, the United States began relying more on the drones after covert operations by US special forces triggered an angry reaction among Pakistanis, analysts said.

And ever since the former Bush administration reportedly stopped notifying Pakistani officials before each attack, a process that could take hours, the strikes can be carried out quickly."

700 civilians are already dead, killed by bombs and missiles from unmanned aircraft...what's even better news is that our country knows that these strikes are not the best way to get what we want.

"Even if the strikes are as accurate as the CIA chief claims, experts question the practical effect of the raids without ground troops, aid and other measures to back them up.

'Breaking the power of extremists means removing their power to intimidate -- something strikes cannot do,' said David Kilcullen, former adviser to the US commander overseeing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, General David Petraeus."

I'd love it if the United States' assault on Pakistan got more news attention...I rarely see articles about it, let alone useful articles.


http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/07/21-6