I Hope the “Overseas Contingency Operation” is Ready for Pakistani Militants in D.C.
I’m glad we have our priorities straight in the Beltway. Instead of the “War on Terror,” we now have the “War on Capitalism.” Meanwhile, the War on Terror is now called the “Overseas Contingency Operation.” Helen Thomas would be so proud of how we are treating those “so-called” terrorists.
Great timing for the name change especially when the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, warned on Tuesday that he was planning an attack in Washington D.C., the likes of which has not been seen yet.
Mehsud’s troops reside in the South Waziristan region of Pakistan, close to the Afghanistan border, working closely with al-Qaeda. Mehsud said that his attack would avenge the deaths of his soldiers killed by the recent drone aircraft attacks from the United States.
A senior U.S. official said, “We’ve seen a widening of the attacks,” out of the tribal areas, and added, “this has had the effect of having a lot of Pakistanis binding together. “
Isn’t this what the liberals always say we do when we engage in war or defense of some sort? That we cause them to bind together and become more militant and if we left everyone alone we would have peace? So why are the liberals now ok with Obama’s request for a surge in Afghanistan and the possibility of entering Pakistan? Not that I don’t think much of this occurs and is funded from regions such as Waziristan, and something needs to be done, but it’s the hypocrisy that gets to me. It’s not ok for a Republican President to do this, because it makes the islamic militants even more militant, but it’s ok when a Democratic President does it – when we have evidence that this aggression is causing them to “bind” together… Crickets…
Until recently, the province had been spared much of the violence, although some of Pakistan’s most potent Islamic militant groups originated in the region.
Until recently… So only recently the violence has spread into this region – Why is that?
“Soon we will launch an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world,” he said in separate remarks to the Associated Press.
Pakistani and Western intelligence officials say it is unlikely that Mr. Mehsud, whose forces are concentrated largely on fighting Pakistan’s government, has the reach and resources to attack the U.S. However, those officials note, Mr. Mehsud has close ties to al Qaeda, and coordination with the group could increase his sweep considerably.
Pakistani and U.S. intelligence officials say Mr. Mehsud is believed to have had a hand in major attacks including the December 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
