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2011-11-06 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-11-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Among the changes: The State Department won greater sway in strike decisions; Pakistani leaders got advance notice about more operations; and the CIA agreed to suspend operations when Pakistani officials visit the U.S.

Getting State involved in the decision-making sounds like a mistake IMHO. Next some Justice Dept. attorney will have to sign off on missions. Advance notice? WTF?

The drone program gets the enemy with little risk to our troops. Sounds like smart warfare. The downside is that targets don't yield much intelligence.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-11-06 13:52|| 2011-11-06 13:52|| Front Page Top

#2 My italicization went crazy. Only the first paragraph is a quote.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-11-06 13:54|| 2011-11-06 13:54|| Front Page Top

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