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2004-03-26 Afghanistan/South Asia

Fighting in Pakistan Heats Up and Spreads Out. Many hundred homes and shops bulldozed.

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-03-26 10:26:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sounds like the Paks are getting their butts handed to them by a bunch of simple (tho well trained in small unit tactics) sheperds.

Posted by Shipman 2004-03-26 10:42:34 AM|| 2004-03-26 10:42:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 shipman - I'm sure that's what the writer wants you to believe, anyway. I'm not saying that it's been a cakewalk - but I'm alway a bit suspicious of the quamire stories.

Posted by B 2004-03-26 10:47:48 AM|| 2004-03-26 10:47:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Just like establishing central government authority in the old west (except for the bulldozers, jihadis, and lack of Judge Roy Bean)

Posted by Hyper 2004-03-26 10:53:04 AM|| 2004-03-26 10:53:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 That is not my take,Ship.Seems like the tribes are the ones getting thier homes dozed.

Nice house guest that cause's your home to be leveled.

Posted by Raptor 2004-03-26 2:55:32 PM|| 2004-03-26 2:55:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 my take is somewhere between Ships and Raptors - the Paks made a gain in the assault on the compund near Wana - 50 hostiles killed, 150 captured, a key fortress put out of business, and the ability to operate in the FATA demonstrated. OTOH the tribes are starting to rally against the army, and they are showing they can make things very hard by the army, by attacking convoys, disrupting lines of supply, picking off patrols, etc. Fortunately the Pak army, while not as efficient as one might like, aint no ARVN. And Perv is very motivated, Unfortunately there are probably turncoats inside the ranks of the Pak army, and many in the ISI. And as Dan says elsewhere, probably about 25% of the Pak population is pro-AQ. So its a real hard to call thing.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-03-26 3:04:31 PM|| 2004-03-26 3:04:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Are these those crazed Zionist bulldozers or do the Paki's have their own?

Posted by tu3031 2004-03-26 3:30:41 PM|| 2004-03-26 3:30:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 bulldozing some 1007 homes I expect a UNSC resolution at any moment. The UN has repeatedly condemmed this practice in the past. And the UN's reputation for fairness and honesty will ensure it is consistent.

Wow! That was a weird dream!

Posted by phil_b 2004-03-26 3:48:25 PM|| 2004-03-26 3:48:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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