Pakistan Violence 11-19-08

The de facto secretive war with Pakistan's Taliban and al Qaeda on Pakistan's territory continues. The news articles play along by casually labeling the missile and drones attack as "suspected American." Somehow or other this alone will ameliorate world opinion.

The problem with hiding the offensive is clear. What other country has this type of military flexibility and what other country would want to do this.

This will be a sticky issue with Obama who seems more than willing to escalate this offensive. Of all the various wars we are now involved with, this is the most serious. Pakistan is a nuclear power, not a nuclear power to be.

Reuters: Suspected U.S. strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan

A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials said.