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India-Pakistan
Gilani: Obama may halt Pak incursions
2008-11-17
Premier Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani hopes that US President-elect, Barack Obama's administration would halt incursions into Pakistan.
He might for awhile. But unless he's stoopid they'll start back up as soon as he realizes they're directed not so much against Pakistain but against the Sovreign State of al-Qaeda. Always assuming there's a difference, of course.
Posted by:Fred

#7  It's entirely within Mirrorball's MO to threaten action, then punk out afterwards. Especially when promising not to do something & doing it on the QT might have been in the national interest.

Because the national interest is icky.
Posted by: Mitch H.   2008-11-17 12:47  

#6  Obama meets Reality

Bambi meets Godzilla?
Posted by: Minister of funny walks   2008-11-17 10:58  

#5  He ran on telling whoever he was talking to what they wanted to hear. He's taken both sides of all issues. And pointing this out is impossible because it's both "an attack on character" and "racist."
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2008-11-17 09:01  

#4  What a maroon! Barry threatened to INVADE Pakistan.
Posted by: WilliamMarcyTweed   2008-11-17 08:57  

#3  Yep, B; NATO shall assume a greater role RELATIVE to the US - but NATO will assume a smaller (or no) role in absolute terms.
Posted by: Glenmore   2008-11-17 08:31  

#2  Obama has consistently made comments indicating that NATO should assume a much greater role in this region. I believe his intentions are very clear.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-11-17 07:53  

#1  If you aren't going to attack into P'stan you'd better pull out of A'stan - which is what I expect to happen.
Posted by: Glenmore   2008-11-17 07:49  

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