U.S. Troops to Head to Pakistan

[Proud to be Pakistani]

US military not welcome in Pakistan: army​

(AFP)
6 January 2008

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani military reacted angrily on Sunday to reports that US President George W. Bush is considering covert military operations in the country’s volatile tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.


“It is not up to the US administration, it is Pakistan’s government who is responsible for this country,” chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP.

“There are no overt or covert US operations inside Pakistan. Such reports are baseless and we reject them.”

The New York Times reported on its website late Saturday that under a proposal being discussed in Washington, CIA operatives based in Afghanistan would be able to call on direct military support for counter-terrorism operations in neighbouring Pakistan.

Citing unnamed senior administration officials, the newspaper said the proposal called for giving Central Intelligence Agency agents broader powers to strike targets in Pakistan.

Pakistan’s western tribal belt is seen as a safe haven for Taleban and Al Qaeda militants who carry out attacks in Afghanistan, as well as the most likely hideout for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The United States now has about 50 soldiers in Pakistan, the report said.

The new plan was reportedly discussed by Vice President Richard Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and national security aides in the wake of the December 27 assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had not been consulted, the New York Times reported.

Arshad also dismissed comments from US White House hopeful Hillary Clinton that she would propose a joint US-British team to oversee the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal if she was elected president.

“We do not require anybody’s assistance. We are fully capable of doing it on our own,” he said.

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US military not welcome in Pakistan: army​

(AFP)
6 January 2008

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani military reacted angrily on Sunday to reports that US President George W. Bush is considering covert military operations in the country’s volatile tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.


“It is not up to the US administration, it is Pakistan’s government who is responsible for this country,” chief military spokesman Major General Waheed Arshad told AFP.

“There are no overt or covert US operations inside Pakistan. Such reports are baseless and we reject them.”

The New York Times reported on its website late Saturday that under a proposal being discussed in Washington, CIA operatives based in Afghanistan would be able to call on direct military support for counter-terrorism operations in neighbouring Pakistan.

Citing unnamed senior administration officials, the newspaper said the proposal called for giving Central Intelligence Agency agents broader powers to strike targets in Pakistan.

Pakistan’s western tribal belt is seen as a safe haven for Taleban and Al Qaeda militants who carry out attacks in Afghanistan, as well as the most likely hideout for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The United States now has about 50 soldiers in Pakistan, the report said.

The new plan was reportedly discussed by Vice President Richard Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and national security aides in the wake of the December 27 assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had not been consulted, the New York Times reported.

Arshad also dismissed comments from US White House hopeful Hillary Clinton that she would propose a joint US-British team to oversee the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal if she was elected president.

“We do not require anybody’s assistance. We are fully capable of doing it on our own,” he said.

Khaleej Times Online - US military not welcome in Pakistan: army

glad to hear those comments
we should also tell them if they try anything we will defend our land and arrest them if they're found on our soil without permission.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

One does not understand why this type of plans, if they indeed be in the melting pot, is being given publicity.

No country can accept a foreign force operating at will inside one's country. Apart from this indicating that the country's armed forces are incapable of defending its country, it also indicates that the other country feels that their armed forces are the only one which is efficient and professional. Obviously, such a contention would not be liked and it would invite wide protest.

That apart, if such a contingency is being planned wherein the US will operate within Pakistan's territory, it would be ridiculous to give out the intent since the Taleban shall be ready with their own bag of tricks.

One really does not understand the rationale of publicising this type of a plan!

It sure is insulting to Pakistan.

The reaction from Pakistan is but natural!