US troops are set to pursue enemy leaders into Pakistan as fears grow that Osama bin Laden and some of his key lieutenants have escaped over the border. General Tommy Franks, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said Pakistan had agreed that US troops can cross the border to work alongside Pakistani troops attempting to follow al-Qaeda terrorists and Taliban fighters. "We could contact [Pakistan] and say, all right, we are observing people and we are going to follow them into Pakistan," he said in an interview.
Wonder how long they've been working to set that up? Big concession from the Paks, but something that should have been worked out a month ago. |