U.S.: ‘No Options off the Table’ to Target AQ in Pakistan

So Bruce Riedel, a former CIA officer says about the Pakistani army “It’s gone in half-hearted, and it’s been ineffective,” ? So what about the American army/navy and airforce etc… who went in full-hearted and armed to the teeth against Al-Qaeda? Has IT been effective?

Of course there are scumbags in the Pakistani army and intelligence services that are sympathetic to Islamic fanatics. Those people need to start being assassinated.

The only way to kill al Qaeda is to just do it. If the Pakistani army wishes to take part in defending their AQ extremist brothers, then send them all to meet Allah.

If the US army(The strongest army in the world) can not defeat the Taliban, then how is the Pakistan army going to do it?

…then spray a case of Raid on Washington, DC and watch democracy really flourish in America.

Eliminate the AQ from the world mape . No permission from any quarter is necessary . It is the call of the time.

Obliterate the tribal regions. If they want to live amongst terrorists and harbor them, they can die along side them. If the Pakistani Army fires on US troops, kill them too. Why is it that Bush’s bravado is nowhere to be found when, for perhaps the first time, it could actually be useful instead of harmful.

US must go into the tribal areas of Pakistan and root out AQ and Talibaan from there. Pakistani army and Pakistani Intelligence Service ISI, will help AQ and Talibaan but US must confront them as well. If US keeps on “outsourcing” the job of root outing AQ and Talibaan to Pakistani army, then US will never ever get AQ and Talibaan. US must be prepared to accept heavy casualties as well, since that region is rugged, harsh terrain and full of mountains and hideouts perfect for gurrilla warfare and for AQ and Talibaan it’s their home, they know each and every terrain there. They are well trained in gurrilla warfare, well prepared, well equipped by Dubai, UAE, Quatar and Saudi’s oil money. They are masters in gurrilla warfare so US must be very cautious in confronting them. Let Pakistani army do the heavy job of actually fighting on the ground and let US provide the material, technological logistical and tactical, support. Let AQ and Talibaan kill Pakistani army soldeirs and let Pakistani army soldires kill AQ and Talibaan. US must provide all sorts of logistical, technical and tactical support but US must go in there and let Pakistani army do the heavy lifting job. Same should be appiled to Lebanon as well. Let Lebanese army kill Hesbollah terrorists and let Hesbollah terrorists kill Lebanese army soldiers. US and Sovereign Jewish State of Israel, keep a watch from sidelines and provide all support.

So, the US should never have attacked Japan to protect it’s security? Anyway, if the US takes action inside Pakistan, it will be with the “cooperation” of Mooshie…

US Intellegence agencies’ inaccurate and pliable(read as directed by the US government Policy)reports have by now become legendary, What with WMD etc in Iraq and all. I often wonder about following:-
a. If they the whereabouts of AQ leadership in Pakistan, why dont they tell the Pakistani government and then see what is done about it? if these are mere speculations then, they better shut up.
b. What has US forces achieved in Afghanistan (beyond muncipal limits of Kabul) that they claim to want to achieve on Pakistani side of border?
c. If they really want to limit supposed infiltration of AQ elements from Pakistan, then why dont they agree to the most obvious way to do it,i.e. seal the border with a fence? Remember India has already done that along the length of Pakistani border and, Israel is in the course of building a wall to keep out Palestinians. Or is it that the US wants to keep the door open for their eventual assault on a sovereign nation?

Duhize,
Your post makes a lie out of the popular myth that terrorists (more specifically radical Muslim extremists) want to kill every American and “slit our throats”. How can that be if as you say, “They don’t fight”.

Chris
The US army is the strongest in the world but no the smartest. Wars now-a-days aren’t fought based on brute force but rather on cunningness and your brains. When you are dressed like a soldier in a villiage full of people dressed traditionally, your are asking for trouble. You are just a moving target. When a soldier gets close to a terroist he moves back as the soldier dosen’t know how he looks. At the same time if it was the other way around the soldier wouldn’t move as everyone around him are dressed alike. AQ isn’t telling people to get off their ass and kill people. THey are telling them to train themselves and formulate a plan that does not involve using military fatigue, guns or RPGs but rather household item that when combined are deadly.
Understand this parable from the Bible…. Daivd used a stone to kill Goliath, a man stronger, taller and well armed than him. You will never win this way,never.

Kid Charlemagne, you make some excellent points, however my point about the USA’s actions is its despicable history over the past 50 years of interfering in nations that were no threat to the USA and its threat to interfere again in Pakistan without the consent of the Pakistanis. Just to name a few, North Korea, Vietnam, Nicaragua, Chile, Cuba (Bay of Pigs), Dominican Republic, Grenada are nations where the USA either invaded, deposed elected leaders or waged clandestine war. Iraq is the current shining example of a sovereign nation being invaded and destroyed by the USA, yet Iraq has never been a threat to the Americans. These are all related incidents to the Pakistan situation because it shows an ongoing course of conduct by the USA, which considers itself to have the right to invade, depose, attack or undermine any nation it chooses and also break or abrogate every international treaty it has signed. Just a quickie about that – the USA has been breaching the NPT since the day it signed, but the current nuclear deal with India is an amazing and flagrant breach of the NPT. But the USA expects Iran to stick by the NPT to the letter and also forgo its legal rights to enrich uranium, but the USA continues to develop nuclear weapons and do deals with a non-NPT nation. This is the basis of my arguments, Kid Charlemagne – it’s not just Pakistan, it’s almost EVERYTHING that the USA does in the international sphere that is offensive and illegal. This is why the USA is not only hated by the majority of the planet, but motivates people to attack it.

This biased report needs to show the number of Pakistani Army officials who have died in Waziristan, Wana and in other Pak/Afghan Border areas. Not only that hundreds of officials have died in the past three weeks! What more do you want them to do? Sending US troops will make the locals loose faith in the Pakistani Govt and a civil war will result just like the situation In Iraq which was worsened way more due to the presence of the US troops! You can say all you want about the US troops being martyrs and trying to help..there’s no denying that! But the people at the conference table need to keep in mind the possibilities of all that can happen because of their action! Clean up your mess in Iraq and Afghanistan rather than adding more countries in your menu list.