Obama has warned that he is prepared to bomb inside Pakistan if he gets relevant intelligence about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. He had also said he would act against militants along the border if the Pakistan government failed to.
The US missiles were fired by unmanned Predator drones, which hang in the sky gathering intelligence through surveillance and, when commanded and directed by remote control, to launch attacks.
The strikes will help Obama portray himself as a leader who, though ready to shift the balance of American power towards diplomacy, is not afraid of military action.
Of course, the locals claim all casualties are civilian. That may or may not be true, but that's always what they claim anyways. You'd like to think US intelligence was more spot on, but we will never know.
BFD
ReplyDeleteSo Obama is not on Osama's side. Nobody said Obama would be against any military action.
You're right, it isn't a big deal. The only reason I considered posting it is because he has been called a push over, a pussy, and many worse things. But mostly because of this quote:
ReplyDelete"I wouldn't be all that surprised if we did have another attack. Especially if Obama is elected and he makes killing arabs lower priority"
The intel was already being gathered. The UAVs were already in the air. All he did was OK the attack.
ReplyDeleteThat's doesn't mean shit about him making the war on terror a high priority.
It's not like we thought he would immediately bring all troops back to the US on January 20th.
I'll give him credit for his stance and action here.
ReplyDeleteHe is definitely cozying up to the A-rab world. I don't really have a problem with this as long as when push comes to shove he drops the bombs.
So far so good.
Did Jimmy see that I just gave Obama a thumbs-up while he was governing? Is he keeping score? Can I crap on him now?