Pakistan?

Seems crazy, but as part of something that came across from google news.

Am I the only one who thinks this is not something that should have been said?

Sept. 20, 2006, 5:10PM
Bush says he'd send troops into Pakistan

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WASHINGTON — President Bush said Wednesday he would order military action inside Pakistan if intelligence indicated that Osama bin Laden or other top terror leaders were hiding there. "Absolutely," Bush said in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

With bin Laden still at large five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and believed to be hiding somewhere along the mountainous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bush disputed any suggestion that Pakistan has not done enough to hunt down terrorist leaders.

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Jo P. Sep 20, 2006, 8:03pm EDT

Well Geez--Bush suddenly CARES about OBL after all of these years? Can we believe him now? I'm sure that this is just pre-election posturing and that ole' Shrubby doesn't mean a lick of this! Heck we don't have enuff troops for add'l attacks anyway... Lastly isn't Pervez supposed to be our "ally" now???

Good post--ty

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John Doyle Sep 20, 2006, 8:07pm EDT

We have no allies west of London

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Donald H. Sep 20, 2006, 8:07pm EDT

What makes you think thatw e are not already running cross border interdiction, search & recon missions in Pakistan now? SpecOps guys I know have told em that this ahs been going on for some time now.....!

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Ben Simonton Sep 20, 2006, 8:23pm EDT

Concur, Donald. Not exactly something which can be officially disclosed.

Best regards, Ben
Author "Leading People to be Highly Motivated and Committed"

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Fletcher Hawkins Sep 20, 2006, 10:29pm EDT

Come on, Gentlemen and Ladies. If I had walked up to you and said, "Hey, you know, Bush'll order military action inside Pakistan if Intel says that UBL's up in there," you'd have asked me, "Where's the news there?"

Hell, that's typical politico-medial speech. That fierce, strong "Absolutely" is referring to a conditional action that's nearly impossible to determine. A big "IF".

No action is indicated by those words. Fluff.

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Dolphi D. Sep 21, 2006, 11:58am EDT

A news item recently reported that Pakistan offered reformed terrorists, including Osama bin Laden, safe haven in its territory, but hurriedly retreated from the initiative amid shock and horror in the United States.

The suggestion came from Pakistan's spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan in his statement to an ABC News interview: If Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan, he would not be taken into custody, as long as he is living like a peaceful citizen.

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Glen D. Sep 21, 2006, 3:36pm EDT

Fletcher, no action is indicated in that statement, you are right about that, but it is highly believed that Osama Bin Laden IS actually there. Considering that millions of dollars were wired in Mohammed Atta's account from Pakistan on Sept 10th, it's not something that I would so easily dismiss.

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Glen D. Sep 21, 2006, 3:48pm EDT

Considering that the Neo-Con agenda was banking on "a new Pearl Harbor" (as decribed by "The Project for the New American Century" or PNAC) to do everything they have done since 9/11, which is exactly what they wanted to do before 9/11, I doubt that he really means what he says about putting troops in Pakistan.

He also said that anyone in his administration who was found to be responsible for the leak of Valerie Plame's identity would be fired. Rove's still around. One thing you can say about Bush is that he is loyal to those who have served him even if it means lying.

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