"We are not in a position to undertake an operation at this point."
Great. When will you be in control of your country again so we can pencil that in on our calendar? More on this story. "Officials: No action against Haqqani network by Pakistan military," from CNN, September 26:
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Army has decided not to take action against the Haqqani network for the time being despite a fresh wave of intense pressure from Washington for a military offensive against the Pakistani-based militant group, two military officials told CNN on Monday.
The decision was made by senior Pakistani generals on Sunday in an impromptu meeting called by Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, the officials said.
The military has decided not to target the Haqqani network because the army is stretched too thin with several other operations against militants in northwest Pakistan, one of the officials said. "We are not in a position to undertake an operation at this point," he said.
The meeting of Pakistan's top generals comes days after the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, accused Pakistan's top intelligence agency of supporting the Haqqani network and its attacks against U.S. targets in Afghanistan, including the attack two weeks ago on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
Mullen's statement has further ratcheted up tensions between Islamabad and Washington and sparked a bitter war of words.
"The allegation of Pakistan's involvement in the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul is just a conspiracy against us," one of the officials said. [...]
[Pakistani Prime Minister] Gilani has instructed Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to forcefully project Pakistan's point of view when she addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, according to a statement from Gilani's office.
Fine.
We're ready. Let us do it. Inside Pakistan.
The Pakistanis are just too busy with their jihad against the infidel.........
Porkies to USA, " shut up and pass us the jiyza"
why should they lose a great proxy!!!!
So, the United States and allies should reciprocate in like fashion:
'The West has decided not to provide money, military personnel and equipment to Pakistan, given that the Islamic Republic refuses to take on the Haqqani network.'
"Pakistani and Palestinian Problems Pile on the Pressure"
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.10448/pub_detail.asp
The military has decided not to target the Haqqani network because the army is stretched too thin ........
It's the excuses that are getting thin!
Clowns!
"We are not in a position to undertake an operation at this point," In other words - we want more money.
"We are not in a position to undertake an operation at this point," - the truth is they NEVER did. Why is this a news item?
"Afghan Taliban ♥ Pakistan, Haqqanis"
By Bill Roggio
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2011/09/afghan_taliban_pakistan_haqqan.php#ixzz1ZBtvWCRb
Pakistan is MUBAR-- Muslimed Up Beyond All Recognition. I surprised even gravity works there.
Pakistan is MUBAR-- Muslimed Up Beyond All Recognition. I surprised even gravity works there.
That is just too effin' funny! Gravity only works in zombie territory by Allen's Will, Insha'allen.
The Haqqani network is the porkie's pet terrorist network. They support these terrorist to perpetuate jihad against India especially in Kashmir.
The problem is that these terrorist find it much easier to go after NATO and American troops in Afghanistan than to terrorize Indian Kashmiri and troops. In Afghanistan they are in their element. A willing population to support them, similiar language, and a region they are familiar with.
If they go to Kashmir they are not supported by the locals, they are constantly hunted down by Indian troops as well as Kashmiri ex militants who have switched sides. They basically have to live in the forest and live off the land. All the while braving freezing temperatures and snow covered landscapes. So instead of dying in jihad many find death by either the environment or at the hands of Indian security. To them going after the foreign troops in Afghanistan is a lot easier.
Only now coming to light:
Pakistanis ambushed, killed US military personnel in 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/world/asia/pakistanis-tied-to-2007-attack-on-americans.html
It would have been better that these things be disclosed back then, instead of being kept hushed up just for Pakistan's sake.
Desidude - interesting what you say about the Pakistani Jihadis trying to survive in Kashmir.
"They basically have to live in the forest and live off the land. All the while braving freezing temperatures and snow covered landscapes."
Didn't a couple of jihadis in Kashmir gatecrash the wrong cave end up as food for bears, once? I seem to recall a story to that effect, some years ago.
Typo.
It should have been - "Didn't a couple of jihadis in Kashmir gatecrash the wrong cave and end up as food for bears, once?"
Pakistan is the most treacherous nation with its 180 crafty muslim citizens. A central station of terror.
Attack or no attack by US. But what it takes to declare Pakistan a terrorist nation, despite all this imbroglio???
This should be as easy as 1-2-3....
How Pakistan Lost Its Top U.S. Friend
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204831304576596950717464800.html
Adm. Mullen’s words on Pakistan come under scrutiny
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/adm-mullens-words-on-pakistan-come-under-scrutiny/2011/09/27/gIQAHPJB3K_story.html
In Pakistani Media, the U.S. Is a Target for Acrimony
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/adm-mullens-words-on-pakistan-come-under-scrutiny/2011/09/27/gIQAHPJB3K_story.html
Militants flee US drone strike in Pakistan: officials
http://news.yahoo.com/militants-flee-us-drone-strike-pakistan-officials-193216215.html
Pakistan pushes back against U.S. charges, woos China
http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-turns-china-ties-u-suffer-114448859.html
US close to adding Haqqani network to terror list
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/27/us-close-to-adding-haqqani-network-to-terror-list/
Patrolling The Border
(CBS)...Willem Marx
One reason that U.S. troops are still fighting in Afghanistan after nearly 10 years is the lawless border with Pakistan. And we ask Willem Marx to visit the troops at a remote border outpost to show us why the enemy finds it so easy to operate there.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7382579n&tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea
Yes, that was a while ago.
I am sure these jihad clowns get dies in any number of ways in Kashmir. The news reaches the parents and they celebrate his marriage in jannet with houris fully thinking he died in jihad. Then they get number 2 son groomed for jihad.