Ponce
9th May 2010, 11:21 AM
How many countries can the US fight at the same time?.....
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US mulls force expansion in Pakistan
Fri, 07 May 2010 17:53:32 GMT
The report says the US troops will help Pakistani forces in the country's northwestern mountains near the Afghan border.
The US is looking to expand its military presence in Pakistan in the wake of the unsuccessful Times Square bombing that allegedly involved a Pakistani American.
Some officials within President Barack Obama's administration view the CIA program of "killing militants" through drone bombing attacks is not adequate in thwarting attacks on the West and that an "expanded training mission" by US special forces is needed to establish enough "confidence" in Pakistani military to launch offensives against militant strongholds in North Waziristan tribal region, The New York Times reports in a Friday article.
The US officials who spoke about the largely secret program on condition of anonymity, insisted that any new military forces in Pakistan "would serve as advisers and trainers and not as combat forces," according to the report.
"The evidence of ties between the man accused of being the Times Square bomber and Pakistani militants has intensified debate inside the Obama administration about expanding America's military presence in Pakistan," the paper reported.
The report says the Special Forces would work with the Pakistani Army in the country's northwestern mountains near the Afghan border.
The development comes as Faisal Shahzad, an American-Pakistani national, has been accused as the suspect in the failed bombing in New York earlier in the week. He reportedly owns the vehicle that was found with explosives, gasoline, propane, and burned wires in Times Square.
US investigators believe the bomb plot was formulated by more than just one person. This is while Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a pro-Taliban militant group, has denied any connection to Shahzad.
Based on official estimates, the US military already has 200 troops on the ground in Pakistan, as part of a secret intelligence program, taking part in joint operations with the Pakistani Army against militant groups.
The Obama Administration officials have said that "their top priority was to nail down Mr. Shahzad's links to militant groups, and then to press Pakistan to act against the groups," according to the The New York Times article.
US drone attacks in Pakistan have claimed the lives of 300 people in 42 raids this year alone.
Meanwhile, the 2001 US-led invasion of neighboring Afghanistan, involving forces mostly from NATO countries, has so far failed to bring security to the volatile region.
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US mulls force expansion in Pakistan
Fri, 07 May 2010 17:53:32 GMT
The report says the US troops will help Pakistani forces in the country's northwestern mountains near the Afghan border.
The US is looking to expand its military presence in Pakistan in the wake of the unsuccessful Times Square bombing that allegedly involved a Pakistani American.
Some officials within President Barack Obama's administration view the CIA program of "killing militants" through drone bombing attacks is not adequate in thwarting attacks on the West and that an "expanded training mission" by US special forces is needed to establish enough "confidence" in Pakistani military to launch offensives against militant strongholds in North Waziristan tribal region, The New York Times reports in a Friday article.
The US officials who spoke about the largely secret program on condition of anonymity, insisted that any new military forces in Pakistan "would serve as advisers and trainers and not as combat forces," according to the report.
"The evidence of ties between the man accused of being the Times Square bomber and Pakistani militants has intensified debate inside the Obama administration about expanding America's military presence in Pakistan," the paper reported.
The report says the Special Forces would work with the Pakistani Army in the country's northwestern mountains near the Afghan border.
The development comes as Faisal Shahzad, an American-Pakistani national, has been accused as the suspect in the failed bombing in New York earlier in the week. He reportedly owns the vehicle that was found with explosives, gasoline, propane, and burned wires in Times Square.
US investigators believe the bomb plot was formulated by more than just one person. This is while Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a pro-Taliban militant group, has denied any connection to Shahzad.
Based on official estimates, the US military already has 200 troops on the ground in Pakistan, as part of a secret intelligence program, taking part in joint operations with the Pakistani Army against militant groups.
The Obama Administration officials have said that "their top priority was to nail down Mr. Shahzad's links to militant groups, and then to press Pakistan to act against the groups," according to the The New York Times article.
US drone attacks in Pakistan have claimed the lives of 300 people in 42 raids this year alone.
Meanwhile, the 2001 US-led invasion of neighboring Afghanistan, involving forces mostly from NATO countries, has so far failed to bring security to the volatile region.