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SF_BHT · 10-28-2008, 15:50

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You have good Points. We have to maintain some sort of proper stance in the world of Opinion and Legal aspects. We would be screaming at the top of our lungs and prepping a retaliation if someone came across our borders in Military equipment and did such a thing.

In contrast we are not Syria or Pakistan. These two situations are quite distinct and have different solutions and restraints.

Syria - Is not a friend and has not tried to stop this type of aggression when they do have a military that could do it. The problem that they have is their military is busy keeping the population in check so the government keeps in power and also they have been helping the bad guys from just turning a blind eye to facilitating the bad guys in various forms. They had been warned over and over and finally you have to do something. No matter if we went in and killed OBL or any other high value TGT the Syrian Gov would be spinning a tale to the press and that has been weighed prior to the operation.

Pakistan - This is a different environment. Pro US supporter as best as you can say over the last few years on the WOT. They have a lot of political hot potato's they have to juggle and have helped us in our battle. I would like them to allow us to enter the bad lands if we have a HVT that is verified but they have to show that they are not our puppets. I can support that as we would not want Canada to fly in to Montana to capture a criminal that they have found. If we do not walk that tight rope with them they could totally collapse and go completely anti US and then we would have a completely ANTI US country with Nukes there. They have a lot of internal problems that are pulling at their people and government that are just barely keeping the Non Fanatics in Power. I have been there and the majority of the people there just want to be not bothered and just pass their days quietly without anyone telling them what to do. I can relate to this. We are working at balancing this delicate problem and advancing to solve the Taliban and OBL problem. It is not perfect but is better than no progress.

These are just some of the points that are relevant to the two areas.

10-28-2008, 15:50	#41
SF_BHT Quiet Professional Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sneaking back and forth across the Border Posts: 6,692	AF DOC You have good Points. We have to maintain some sort of proper stance in the world of Opinion and Legal aspects. We would be screaming at the top of our lungs and prepping a retaliation if someone came across our borders in Military equipment and did such a thing. In contrast we are not Syria or Pakistan. These two situations are quite distinct and have different solutions and restraints. Syria - Is not a friend and has not tried to stop this type of aggression when they do have a military that could do it. The problem that they have is their military is busy keeping the population in check so the government keeps in power and also they have been helping the bad guys from just turning a blind eye to facilitating the bad guys in various forms. They had been warned over and over and finally you have to do something. No matter if we went in and killed OBL or any other high value TGT the Syrian Gov would be spinning a tale to the press and that has been weighed prior to the operation. Pakistan - This is a different environment. Pro US supporter as best as you can say over the last few years on the WOT. They have a lot of political hot potato's they have to juggle and have helped us in our battle. I would like them to allow us to enter the bad lands if we have a HVT that is verified but they have to show that they are not our puppets. I can support that as we would not want Canada to fly in to Montana to capture a criminal that they have found. If we do not walk that tight rope with them they could totally collapse and go completely anti US and then we would have a completely ANTI US country with Nukes there. They have a lot of internal problems that are pulling at their people and government that are just barely keeping the Non Fanatics in Power. I have been there and the majority of the people there just want to be not bothered and just pass their days quietly without anyone telling them what to do. I can relate to this. We are working at balancing this delicate problem and advancing to solve the Taliban and OBL problem. It is not perfect but is better than no progress. These are just some of the points that are relevant to the two areas.
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