Pakistan: No Justification For US Drone Attacks

[unhappycamper]

Pakistan: No Justification For US Drone Attacks
Published on Thursday, October 7, 2010 by Agence France-Presse

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Thursday there was "no justification nor understanding" for US drone strikes on its soil that have ramped up to record levels in the past month.

"We believe that they are counter-productive and also a violation of our sovereignty," foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters, adding:

"We hope that the US will revisit its policy."

Basit said that the drone war was "not serving the larger strategic interests, especially in the context of our efforts to win hearts and minds, which is part and parcel of our strategy against militants and terrorists".

Eight people were killed Wednesday in the latest attacks by the pilotless planes against militants in North Waziristan tribal district, security officials said.

[customerserviceguy]

1. If Pakistan had control over it's tribal areas, they'd have a point (n/t)

[mdmc]

3. now our drones control the tribal areas..

soon a drone government..

[ixion]

5. How about we worry about problems right here at home

rather than obsessing psychotically over things that can't be 'fixed'.

[mdmc]

2. either with us or against us

..If you don't like your own kids being killed by drones, you are against us..

[Gravel Democrat]

4. Pakistan is the New Afghanistan which fell after Iraq which fell after Kosovo which fell after...

Most Democrats aren't really interested in protesting the overseas killing anymore. That might change of course, in 2012 or 2016. But for now, well it's just not hip. I mean there are real terrorists out to hurt us, and by god the next few dozen drone strikes might teach em not to be uppity.

http://newamericancentury.org/balkans.htm

[bvar22]

6. Expanding the bombing to neighboring countries...

...worked so well in SE Asia.


Why don't they love us? :shrug: