Does not the long list of Taliban crimes continue? Do they not continue to make their motives clear while continuing to use UBL’s death as an excuse to orchestrate more attacks against Pakistan sovereignty? Do we not see that we are facing a common enemy who views our cooperation as a serious threat to their progression? Did they not attack a US consulate convoy on May 20th….then is not this war with you, the US, and anyone that stands against their extremism?
TTP and their counterparts have murdered thousands inside Pakistan and been doing so long before UBL’s death. Are we naïve enough to fall for their propaganda efforts that attempt to justify the incriminate killings of thousands of Pakistanis? Unfortunately, the civilians have become prime soft targets in the Taliban way of achieving the evil agenda. Government officials have not been spared and we have just recently witnessed the murder of over 90 paramilitary officers followed by an attack on naval base in Karachi and then as recent as yesterday Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad was murdered for speaking out against these terrorists. Ultimately, it’s the people of Pakistan who continue to suffer while the terrorists continually elude the reality before their eyes! Should the death of a violent leader and a mass murderer who was not even a Pakistani be used as an excuse to kill the peaceful and loving people of Pakistan? Was he not also responsible for murdering many Muslims around the world?
The US wishes and desires a stable and safe environment in Pakistan for the sake of both nations and will continue to overcome any differences to achieve our common objective of defeating terrorism. During the recent visit to Pakistan, Senator John Kerry said, “We must never lose sight of this essential fact, we are strategic partners with a common enemy in terrorism and extremism” and “
oth of our countries have sacrificed… so much that it just wouldn’t make sense to see this relationship broken or abandoned,”
CDR Bill Speaks
DET- United States Central Command
U.S. Central Command