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Source [Guardian.co.uk | President orders air strikes on villages in tribal area]
Looks like he's eager to show that his campaign positions on Afghanistan and Pakistan are more than just talk. Just a small strike, but it gets the message across
Barack Obama gave the go-ahead for his first military action yesterday, missile strikes against suspected militants in Pakistan which killed at least 18 people.
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Obama has warned that he is prepared to bomb inside Pakistan if he gets relevant intelligence about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. He had also said he would act against militants along the border if the Pakistan government failed to.
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The first attack yesterday was on the village of Zharki, in Waziristan; three missiles destroyed two houses and killed 10 people. One villager told Reuters of phonethat of nine bodies pulled from the rubble of one house, six were its owner and his relatives; Reuters added that intelligence officials said some foreign militants were also killed. A second attack hours later also in Warizistan killed eight people.
Looks like he's eager to show that his campaign positions on Afghanistan and Pakistan are more than just talk. Just a small strike, but it gets the message across