The U.S. has put drone strikes in Pakistan “on hold†to save a post-9/11 allegiance that’s on life support. A strike now could “push U.S.-Pakistan relations past the point of no return.†I’m convinced that WW3 is on the way and with that comes the end of the world. Even if the world doesn’t end in 2012, we might end it with all these countries going at each other. Click below to find out more.
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U.S. commanders won’t hesitate, however, to take a shot if an enticing high-value target presents itself, an official said.
Lawless areas in Pakistan’s northwest frontier provide a base for both terror training and insurgent strikes on U.S.-led forces across the border in Afghanistan.
Covert CIA drone strikes have eviscerated the leadership of Al Qaeda and allied groups — and kept survivors on the run.
Notable kills include Al Qaeda co-founder Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid, Al Qaeda number two Atiyah Abd al-Rahman and top Al Qaeda collaborator Ilyas Kashmiri.
The last strike took place Nov. 17, LWJ reports.
The campaign, however, angered many Pakistanis and other Muslims around the world before its shaky relationship with the U.S. went from bad to worse this year.
Last month 24 Pakistani solders died after when NATO helicopters accidentally struck their position.
A U.S. led team just inside Afghanistan called in the strike after taking fire from across the border.
In response, Pakistan threw the CIA out of an air base inside the country and shut off two border crossings used to resupply U.S. troops.
Since 9/11, the U.S. has sent Pakistan close to $20 billion in aid.
Pakistan charged a civilian U.S. intelligence contractor in January with murder after he shot and killed two men he claimed tried to rob him in Lahore.
Suspect Raymond Davis was released after payment of a fine and compensation.
Then in May, the U.S. launched the daring Abbottabad raid that took out Osama bin Laden without telling the Pakistanis, arguing that they couldn’t be trusted with the information.
Later then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said that the Haqqani Network, a top insurgent group in Afghanistan, fights as a proxy of the Pakistani intelligence service.
