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2011-10-19 Afghanistan

American and Pakistani forces launch joint attack on Haqqani Network

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Posted by tipper 2011-10-19 15:05|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 A little of the old hammer and anvil, hopefully.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-19 18:03|| 2011-10-19 18:03|| Front Page Top

#2 How many lollipops and ice cream cones can a Predator carry?

Posted by M. Murcek 2011-10-19 18:44|| 2011-10-19 18:44|| Front Page Top

#3 General Kayani prolly still has the Haqqanis on his cellphone speed dial. Lying asshole

Posted by Frank G 2011-10-19 21:32|| 2011-10-19 21:32|| Front Page Top

#4 General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani reminded Washington that Pakistan is a nuclear power, not another Afghanistan or Iraq, and that the United States should think "ten times" before launching a unilateral operation against the Haqqanis on Pakistani soil.

Does General Kayani mean to suggest that Pakistan would launch a nuclear war against the U.S.? That strikes me, in my ignorance, as unwise.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-19 23:04|| 2011-10-19 23:04|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 I interprete Kayani's statements as meaning the PAK Army will resist any US-led mil incursion into North Waziristan or other Pak areas, PAK WILL WAGE WAR AGZ INDIA AS DIVERSION, + lastly Pakistan = Iran = handing out Nuke-WMD techs to Terror Groups to launch Terrops agz the US-West.

IMO PAK = IRAN = STAY ON STRATEGIC DEFENSIVE = KEEPING ANY PER SE MIL CONFLICT WID US-NATO/ALLIES CONFINED TO WEST ASIA + NEARBY REGIONS.

I.E. Let the Terror Boyz attack CONUS-NORAM, while Pak waits for US to attack it.

Lest we fergit, IRAN > has stated that, in a worst-case scenario + as pertinent, its Army-IRGC-Basij forces will retreat into neighboring countries or regions [read, RUSSIA + EX-SSRS], + launch anti-US "People's War" guerilla campaigns agz occupying US = US-Allied forces inside Iran.
DITTO PAKISTAN EXCEPT PAKISTAN WILL HAVE BOTH RUSSIA, + BFF CHINA.

Lets not fergit that whole Iran Mad Mullahs' threat to "nuke their own country/soil to defeat the Zionist-Crusader Invader Occupier US" thingy.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-10-19 23:42|| 2011-10-19 23:42|| Front Page Top

#6 PAK COAS Gen. Kayani's statement has also been ascribed as meaning a de facto US war agz Pakistan will be 10X harder for the US than as agz Iraq or Afghanistan, since Pak is already an established nuclear power.

ION KAYANI + OTHER ...

* PAKISTAN DEFENCE FORUM > KAYANI SAYS PAKISTAN DOES NEED US [military] AID [anymore], WARNS AGZ UNILATERAL ACTION, espec by the US agz Pakistan.

* SAME > GENERAL KAYANI: PAKISTAN SOVEREIGNTY TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS.

* SAME > YOUTUBE [Geo TV]: KAYANI THREATENS US, FLEXES NUCLEAR MUSCLE.

* SAME > KAYANI: PAK ARMY ORDERED TO FORCEFULLY RESIST ANY MILITANT OR FOREIGN-LED INCURSION FROM AFGHANISTAN.

* SAME > KAYANI: PAKISTAN NOT USING HAQQANIS TO WAGE PROXY WAR AGZ AFGHANISTAN.

* SAME > PAKISTAN AWAITS US NOD ON [new] RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.

* SAME > MINSTER SAYS KAYANI WAS ASKED TO STAGE A COUP, agz President Zardari by an "important Western Power".

["TWILIGHT ZONE" anthem here].

versus

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > US SHELTERING MULLAH FM
[M. Fazlullah - Chief, Swat Taliban] + TTP TERRORISTS, in Afghanistan.

* SAME > NATO VIOLATED PAKISTANI AIRSPACE IN BALOCHISTAN [Qila Abdullah region]: ANP.

ANP = Awami National Party.

* SAME > PAKISTAN LOST TWO [full] BRIGADES IN WAR ON TERROR., to include 1 ea. 3-Star + 2 ea. 2-Star ranking Generals.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-10-20 00:05|| 2011-10-20 00:05|| Front Page Top

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