Us Or Them? Pakistan Sends Their Fighter Jets To Tribal Region
Yup, but who are they going after? Us or them?
September 13, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Sept.13 (Xinhua) — Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Saturday sent its fighter aircraft to the northwestern tribal region as the U.S.-led coalition forces are increasing cross-border raids, local media reported.
The fighter jets conducted flights in North Waziristan tribal region, News Network International (NNI) news agency said.
At least 12 people were killed in North Waziristan in a suspected U.S. missile attack on Friday.
The coalition forces are increasing their missile and drone attacks on targets inside Pakistan in recent month, blaming Pakistan’s local Taliban for rising insurgency in Afghanistan.
Reports said that U.S. President George W. Bush has authorized U.S. raids against militants inside Pakistan without prior approval from the country.
The attacks have also caused many civilian deaths and triggered mounting anger and criticism across the country.
But Pakistan has repeatedly excluded the operation by foreign forces on its territory.
Pakistan’s army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Wednesday issued a harsh-wording statement, criticizing the cross-border attacks by the coalition forces from Afghanistan and vowing to defend the country “at all cost”.
“The sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country will be defended at all cost and no external force is allowed to conduct operations inside Pakistan,” said Kayani.
He said there is no any agreement or understanding with the coalition forces whereby they are allowed to conduct operations on Pakistani soil.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday Pakistan would take up the unilateral strikes “on diplomatic level”.
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“Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday Pakistan would take up the unilateral strikes “on diplomatic level”.
Good idea dude, because military action against American forces will get you a lousy, short future.
How would India react to the sudden destruction of the Paki armed forces?
September 13th, 2008 at 10:16 amUs or them. now thats a confusing question because on the one hand they never really went after AQ or the taliban like that before, but on the other hand i know they cannot be stupid enough to try to take on our military.
and about these “civilian deaths” we’re hearing about. my question is how many civilians actually live in this lawless area? my guess is about as many civilians as there are in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. not too many
September 13th, 2008 at 10:25 amKurt (the infidel) makes a great point about the civilians in that border area. Those who are there are definately supporting the Taliban and aQ
September 13th, 2008 at 10:39 amUs or Them? Sounds like a coin that always comes up tails, no deposit no return. Who many more metaphors can we come up with?
September 13th, 2008 at 10:50 amTarget practise.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:02 amAnyone who supports a jihadi IS a jihadi. There are no “innocents” in jihadi country.
It was the Pakis who invented the Taliban, then turned around and made a pact with them.
In the greater scheme of things the Pakis have done doodley-squat to stop the jihadi scum from entering Afghanistan. That’s because they secretly covet Afghanistan.
And now they want to send their paltry air force to challenge America? Pardon me if I laugh out loud.
Bring it bitches.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:22 amif they have balls let them provide air support for the US special forces, if they cant reach thos tribal regions by foot. maybe “on a diplomatic front” US leadership can assure the win-win results of such actions to the pakistanis.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:42 amdon’t trust a Paki
September 13th, 2008 at 12:43 pmPAkistan military is part of the problem. They are certainly not the solution.
September 13th, 2008 at 1:32 pmThey have to say those things to their people. But the US is killing the Pakistanis enemies too.
September 13th, 2008 at 2:12 pmFrom what I know Taleban and AQ recruit from madrasses in Pakistan in Peshawar and the Tribal areas especially the Waziristans. These areas are like the wild west, pakistani govt. control is weak there and the local tribes clash with paki army quite regularly. I don’t think paki govt. wants to kill Americans, they are probably helping the Americans squeeze the NWF of pakistan. Maybe Canadian and US forces in SE. afghan are pinching AQ and taliban in a major assault, who knows, it would be great to finally destroy the hotbead of terrorist breeding grounds.
Anyone know about the new paki govt., is it too early to know their policy with the US? Is it
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September 13th, 2008 at 3:24 pmI’m going to mark this day on my calendar. This is the first post of yours I’ve ever read that didn’t sound liberal (ie diplomacy/US armed forces are bad/GW is Hitler/Satan). I hope this website is having a positive influence on you.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
dilly;
September 13th, 2008 at 10:52 pmThe tribes may not be much of a factor after the severe culling the Taliban has done of their leaders.
Games of Duplicity and the End of Tribe in Pakistan.
The piece of crap pictured is of Q-5 (mig-19 derivative via china) 30 years old.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:21 pmWhat they have the most of are chinese versions of mig-21’s
and Mirage fighters with handfuls of f-16 and newer chinese F-17 (looks similar to an F-16 or f-5)
Raptors vs. old model F-16´s? That would be interesting.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:48 pmRegardless of what they have it’s not the arrow it’s the indian and everyone knows we have the best trained badassed indians out there!
September 13th, 2008 at 11:53 pmalso our soldiers in Afghanistan said that half of the talibani are mixed with pakis (and chechens) ;
though I am often not mouthy about them, question of education in the french diplomatic way
September 14th, 2008 at 12:50 amSounds like Pakistan is about to lose some planes.
September 14th, 2008 at 4:20 am