U.S. Troops to Head to Pakistan

[siri2k]

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U.S. Troops to Head to Pakistan 27 Dec 2007 Beginning early next year, U.S. Special Forces are expected to vastly expand their presence in Pakistan, as part of an effort to train and support indigenous counter-insurgency forces and clandestine counterterrorism units, according to defense officials involved with the planning. A new agreement, reported when it was still being negotiated last month, has been finalized. And the first U.S. personnel could be on the ground in Pakistan by early in the new year, according to Pentagon sources.

See also:
'Red Alert' in Pakistan allows riot police and paramilitary police to 'fire live rounds' at protesters. (MSNBC) US tax dollars are funding the clampdown. See: Billions in U.S. Aid to Pakistan Wasted, Officials Assert 24 Dec 2007 After the United States has spent more than $5 billion in a largely failed effort to bolster the Pakistani military effort against 'Al Qaeda' and the Taliban, some American officials now acknowledge that there were too few controls over the money. See: US Senate approves Pakistan aid worth $785m 20 Dec 2007 The US Senate has approved a $785 million assistance package for Pakistan for the fiscal year 2008 as lawmakers passed with a bipartisan 76-17 vote a massive appropriations bill for federal spending on Tuesday night.

[billybob537]

1. Has the count down begun

If they're our allies now we'll invade them later.
Just like; Cuba, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

[siri2k]

2. Great point, billybob537!

n/t