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The article focuses on Libya and Iraq, but forgets about Pakistan, whose nuclear weapons have done little to prevent CIA drones from killing terrorists and the
by harshpotatoes 16y ago
The article focuses on Libya and Iraq, but forgets about Pakistan, whose nuclear weapons have done little to prevent CIA drones from killing terrorists and the occaisional civillian within pakistan's borders.
- blasdel 16y agoWhy would the people in charge in Pakistan want to do that? We're funneling them billions of dollars in aid money, they're a client state of the US. Aid was cut off briefly over 30 years ago when their nuclear program became public, but started right back up again so they could back the Taliban against the Soviets for us.
- shawndrost 16y agoIt's very likely that Pakistan has covertly approved those drones. Pakistan's government publicly condemns these attacks but has secretly shared intelligence with Americans[8] and also allegedly allowed the drones to operate from Shamsi airfield in Pakistan.[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attacks_in_Pakistan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_attacks_in_Pakistan
- tzs 16y agoIsn't that mostly happening in the tribal regions that are pretty much part of Pakistan in name only?