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Was Pakistan's sovereign a lesser concern?

Should have Pakistan's sovereign been a lesser concern for the US?

  • Yes, in this respect the violation was justified

    Votes: 19 86.4%

  • No, Obama should have informed the ISI or obtained permission first

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 9.1%
  • Total voters
    22
Alfons said:
Pakistan is a failed corrupted state full of Islamists and other morons, no one should have any interest for supposed "sovereignty" of this Banana Republic. Obama is gradually getting more right, that's good.
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Pakistan has nuclear weapons and thus anyone with half and brain will respect their sovereignty. Performing military operations on their soil is an act of war and invites violent retaliation.

In this case, the Pakistani military is allowing such attacks, regardless of what they say. If they actually were against it, they wouldn't be allowing U.S. supply convoys into Afghanistan.
 
rathi said:
Pakistan has nuclear weapons and thus anyone with half and brain will respect their sovereignty. Performing military operations on their soil is an act of war and invites violent retaliation.
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Only if the Pakistanis want their country turned into a green-glass parking lot.

In this case, the Pakistani military is allowing such attacks, regardless of what they say. If they actually were against it, they wouldn't be allowing U.S. supply convoys into Afghanistan.
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We're paying Pakistan billions to allow US supply convoys into Afghanistan. And the Taliban/Al Qaeda are paying Pakistan millions for the route information that allows them to routinely destroy those US supply convoys. Pakistan doesn't give a damn about U.S. interests. They only care about taking bribes from both sides and letting both sides blow each other up.
 
Only if the Pakistanis want their country turned into a green-glass parking lot.
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Doesn't matter. Committing acts of war against a nuclear power is an unacceptable risk. If Pakistan actually wants us out, the only sane thing to do is leave.
 
anytime we decide to shut down Pakistan's nuclear facilities, they get shut down. Pakistan can suck an egg.
 
StillBallin75 said:
how do you think it should have been handled?
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When Pakistan tried to claim credit, we should have thanked them for their "assistance". It would have forced the government to work closer with us to save face, rather than forcing them to distance themselves.
 
rathi said:
Pakistan has nuclear weapons and thus anyone with half and brain will respect their sovereignty. Performing military operations on their soil is an act of war and invites violent retaliation.

In this case, the Pakistani military is allowing such attacks, regardless of what they say. If they actually were against it, they wouldn't be allowing U.S. supply convoys into Afghanistan.
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You make out:

A) Only the US gains from this relationship
B) They have the balls to use those nuclear weapons
C) They have the technology to propel them onto mainland US
 
Viktyr Korimir said:
When Pakistan tried to claim credit, we should have thanked them for their "assistance". It would have forced the government to work closer with us to save face, rather than forcing them to distance themselves.
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Yep, and it would also have had the added benefit of depriving everyone of any justification for accusing us of "violating their sovereignty". Musharaf would have sounded ridiculous saying what he did, so he, for example, wouldn't be spouting off at all.
 
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