US draws a bead on Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Another article from Asia Times Online with an interesting subtext - Either play ball with us (the USA) or face an armoured division doing a Thunder Run through your capital city. My, we do live in interesting times! And the person who decided on that tactic in the Iraq war was a genius of the first order. Just the first paragraph.
With the United States facing the prospect of continuing difficulties in Iraq and Afghanistan in the new year, there are signs that it will adopt an aggressive policy to cut all kinds of supply lines to the guerrilla movements in these countries, starting with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and making no concessions.
Posted by: phil_b 2003-12-25 |