Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Pakistan



Since it has been out in the public for awhile now, I'll comment on the basing of Predator UAV's, (not DoD's by the way) inside Pakistan. I suppose one way to avoid unseemly border confrontations is to avoid having to cross the border in the first place.  A good question to ask might be whether or not the drone basing rights were issued under the Musharraf or Zadari governments.

Also, according to the Pashtun Peace Forum, Pakistani's in the Tribal regions don't totally hate the drone strikes:

-- Do the militant organizations get damaged due to drone attacks? (Yes 60%, No 40%)

-- Do you see drone attacks bringing about fear and terror in the common people? (Yes 45%, No 55%)

-- Do you think the drones are accurate in their strikes? (Yes 52%, No 48%)

-- Do you think anti-American feelings in the area increased due to drone attacks recently? (Yes 42%, No 58%)

-- Should Pakistan military carry out targeted strikes at the militant organizations? (Yes 70%, No 30%)

-- Do the militant organizations get damaged due to drone attacks? (Yes 60%, No 40%)

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