Comments on: Pakistanis Fire On U.S. Troops In *Afghanistan* http://washingtonindependent.com/7666/pakistanis-fire-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan National News in Context Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:33:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Thomas Gunning http://washingtonindependent.com/7666/pakistanis-fire-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-36074 Thomas Gunning Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:57:05 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=7666#comment-36074 Before you start to speculate, read actual accounts of what happened in Google news " US choppers tried to enter Pakistani Airspace" despite Admiral Mike Mullen assuring Pakistanis that US would respect that countries sovereignty. The Pakistani forces fired flares to warn their allies to respect international borders and their sovereignty so before you get all testy and jumpy ask yourself what we are trying achieve by being in that region our premise for going to war in Iraq (i.e finding WMDs -more like occupying oilfields for Dick Chaney Hallibuton et al) -was a sham and in Afghanistan fighting Al-Qaeeda seems futile our economy is collapsing because of the strain of these wars and years of mal-adminstration, isn't it time we stopped meddling in the afairs of others and tried to improve the situation at home? Before you start to speculate, read actual accounts of what happened in Google news ” US choppers tried to enter Pakistani Airspace” despite Admiral Mike Mullen assuring Pakistanis that US would respect that countries sovereignty. The Pakistani forces fired flares to warn their allies to respect international borders and their sovereignty so before you get all testy and jumpy ask yourself what we are trying achieve by being in that region our premise for going to war in Iraq (i.e finding WMDs -more like occupying oilfields for Dick Chaney Hallibuton et al) -was a sham and in Afghanistan fighting Al-Qaeeda seems futile our economy is collapsing because of the strain of these wars and years of mal-adminstration, isn't it time we stopped meddling in the afairs of others and tried to improve the situation at home?

]]> By: Thomas Gunning http://washingtonindependent.com/7666/pakistanis-fire-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-7148 Thomas Gunning Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:57:05 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=7666#comment-7148 Before you start to speculate, read actual accounts of what happened in Google news " US choppers tried to enter Pakistani Airspace" despite Admiral Mike Mullen assuring Pakistanis that US would respect that countries sovereignty. The Pakistani forces fired flares to warn their allies to respect international borders and their sovereignty so before you get all testy and jumpy ask yourself what we are trying achieve by being in that region our premise for going to war in Iraq (i.e finding WMDs -more like occupying oilfields for Dick Chaney Hallibuton et al) -was a sham and in Afghanistan fighting Al-Qaeeda seems futile our economy is collapsing because of the strain of these wars and years of mal-adminstration, isn't it time we stopped meddling in the afairs of others and tried to improve the situation at home? Before you start to speculate, read actual accounts of what happened in Google news ” US choppers tried to enter Pakistani Airspace” despite Admiral Mike Mullen assuring Pakistanis that US would respect that countries sovereignty. The Pakistani forces fired flares to warn their allies to respect international borders and their sovereignty so before you get all testy and jumpy ask yourself what we are trying achieve by being in that region our premise for going to war in Iraq (i.e finding WMDs -more like occupying oilfields for Dick Chaney Hallibuton et al) -was a sham and in Afghanistan fighting Al-Qaeeda seems futile our economy is collapsing because of the strain of these wars and years of mal-adminstration, isn't it time we stopped meddling in the afairs of others and tried to improve the situation at home?

]]> By: pajarito http://washingtonindependent.com/7666/pakistanis-fire-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-7112 pajarito Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:36:20 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=7666#comment-7112 "Then we really will have an international incident on our hands." ---this is what BushCo wants. It will give us a pretext to attack Pakistan, distract from the Homeland Financial Collapse allowing a stampede of congress, and will shore up Sen. McCain as the "defense" candidate (despite Palin).<br><br>Further, the turmoil will allow martial law in the U.S. and BushCo can suspend the election, the constitution, and the very few remaining laws that they haven't already. Oh, and bankrupting the middle class (even more) and making BushCo cronies richer. “Then we really will have an international incident on our hands.” —this is what BushCo wants. It will give us a pretext to attack Pakistan, distract from the Homeland Financial Collapse allowing a stampede of congress, and will shore up Sen. McCain as the “defense” candidate (despite Palin).

Further, the turmoil will allow martial law in the U.S. and BushCo can suspend the election, the constitution, and the very few remaining laws that they haven't already. Oh, and bankrupting the middle class (even more) and making BushCo cronies richer.

]]> By: ufred http://washingtonindependent.com/7666/pakistanis-fire-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-7091 ufred Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:20:36 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=7666#comment-7091 It could be that the Pakistani military wasn't actually trying to hit copters, but was simply engaging in the traditional covering fire for terrorists returning home after trying to destabilize Afghanistan. It could be that the Pakistani military wasn't actually trying to hit copters, but was simply engaging in the traditional covering fire for terrorists returning home after trying to destabilize Afghanistan.

]]> By: awenshok http://washingtonindependent.com/7666/pakistanis-fire-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-7088 awenshok Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=7666#comment-7088 Pakistan (pock-key-stun) is a terrorist nation. They provide safe haven for terrorists and supply and support them. We will soon be after the terrorists big time and they will suffer the consequences. Pakistan (pock-key-stun) is a terrorist nation. They provide safe haven for terrorists and supply and support them. We will soon be after the terrorists big time and they will suffer the consequences.

]]> By: go http://washingtonindependent.com/7666/pakistanis-fire-on-us-troops-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-7079 go Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:17:35 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=7666#comment-7079 an internation incident, like flying armed helicopters into another nations airspace? if russia started flying nuclear bombers over the US, we'd sure shoot them down. I'm not sure if you grasp this notion of "national independence", the US doesn't own the world. an internation incident, like flying armed helicopters into another nations airspace? if russia started flying nuclear bombers over the US, we'd sure shoot them down. I'm not sure if you grasp this notion of “national independence”, the US doesn't own the world.

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