Xeric
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I have another question about the statement of Gen. Clark above - if Pakistani forces had fired at individuals they believed to be Taliban militants, given the lack of intimation by ISAF that an operation was being conducted at night at that time and location, why would Pakistani troops automatically assume that 'aircraft dispensing flares and making high speed passes' were related to the 'militants' being fired upon?
And IMO this gets more damning, if ISAF jets were 'dispensing flares and making high-speed passes to warn Pakistani troops that they were attacking US forces', then that means that the US forces were aware that the posts were Pakistani Army/FC posts, and that would mean that the US should have then immediately contacted the Pakistan liaison officer/Pakistan Army command in Pakistan, and informed them of what was happening so that the firing could be called off. US troops should have also started retreating back into Afghanistan during that time.
Gen. Clark's statement appears contradictory, and IMO establishes 'deliberate intent' to target Pakistani Army positions.
Seems like lies to cover lies to cover lies have resulted in the US Military being 'outed' in terms of what really happened.
Good observation.
Apart from your indepth analysis, the thing is simple, if any bird with a foreign marking (NATO/ISAF/Indian whatever) would be seen by own troops inside or near own territory with hostile (or otherwise) intent (especially after May 2), it would be met with force, what's so hard in it to understand?
Now what? We cant even take actions to defend our airspace, i mean (even if we consider, though we dont) that we fired first, and the ISAF jets then went into dance maneuvers (flares, low passes and stuff), should we had stopped till the time they had not gone back? What to talk about they butchering the either post(s) even after they knew it was us?!
Salay, BP per BP high karay ja rihye hai bhai..!!