US forces not to enter Pakistan: US official

[Saifullah Sani]

US forces not to enter Pakistan: US official
Updated at: 2203 PST, Friday, September 30, 2011

WASHINGTON: A senior US official told Reuters on Friday that Washington would not send ground troops into Pakistan to attack militant positions in North Waziristan.

"There will be no boots on the ground," the official said. "That has been communicated to them (the Pakistanis)."
US forces not to enter Pakistan: US official - GEO.tv

 

[muse]

In exchange for greater numbers of US CIA assets on the ground as "military advisers"??

 

[lem34]

In exchange for greater numbers of US CIA assets on the ground as "military advisers"??

Maybe its cos they think that the alternative is unpalatable for them?

 

[VCheng]

In exchange for greater numbers of US CIA assets on the ground as "military advisers"??

Well, look at it this way: Promising not to do things that one would not need to or intend to do anyways, while pursuing the original plan all along slowly but inexorably, is a good strategy.

 

[Saifullah Sani]

In exchange for greater numbers of US CIA assets on the ground as "military advisers"??

with our Consent???

 

[soul hacker]

In exchange for greater numbers of US CIA assets on the ground as "military advisers"??

sir we should think positive,maybe they got afraid of reaction like we saw in last 4 days

 

[Rafael]

Well, look at it this way: Promising not to do things that one would not need to or intend to do anyways, while pursuing the original plan all along slowly but inexorably, is a good strategy.

In the last 10 years or so we have seen that US Generals and politicians are not even capable of drafting any sane plans, forget about implementing them. Vietnam,Cambodia, Iraq and afghanistan are all examples of pathetic strategies and their implementations.

So whatever plan they are pursuing rest assured it is meant to fail.

 

[VCheng]

In the last 10 years or so we have seen that US Generals and politicians are not even capable of drafting any sane plans, forget about implementing them. Vietnam,Cambodia, Iraq and afghanistan are all examples of pathetic strategies and their implementations.

So whatever plan they are pursuing rest assured it is meant to fail.

Oh I am resting quite assuredly, thank you very much!

What you give as examples of US failures may not be, after all is said and done.

 

[S.M.R]

I already knew that, as the temperature was supposed to come down.

US is still unable to win the war even having Pakistan being its main ally, you can imagine it fate after losing partner like pak.

 

[karan.1970]

In the last 10 years or so we have seen that US Generals and politicians are not even capable of drafting any sane plans, forget about implementing them. Vietnam,Cambodia, Iraq and afghanistan are all examples of pathetic strategies and their implementations.

So whatever plan they are pursuing rest assured it is meant to fail.

And who has suffered the most because of those so called pathetic strategies.. Americans for sure are safe enough. They have had less terror attacks on their assets(except in war zones) in last 10 years than the 10 years before that . How about Pakistan? So who have those pathetic plans worked in favor of.. and who have they worked against?? Once you answer these questions, may be you will realize that while those plans have been pathetic for Pakistan, they were not that bad for USA

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I already knew that, as the temperature was supposed to come down.

US is still unable to win the war even having Pakistan being its main ally, you can imagine it fate after losing partner like pak.

You know what's the real funny thing..

The American Sec of Defence and Military chief virtually calls your Army and Intelligence agency as partners of terrorists and spend next 3-4 days turning the knife in the wound by speaking about various other terror stuff linked to Pakistan.. 4-5 days down the line, they make a couple of softer noises without withdrawing the original accusation, and Pakistani folks start feeling a sense of victory with a smug "I Told you so " ... Think about it..

 

[S.M.R]

And who has suffered the most because of those so called pathetic strategies.. Americans for sure are safe enough. They have had less terror attacks on their assets(except in war zones) in last 10 years than the 10 years before that . How about Pakistan? So who have those pathetic plans worked in favor of.. and who have they worked against?? Once you answer these questions, may be you will realize that while those plans have been pathetic for Pakistan, they were not that bad for USA

Definitely pakistan got affected most bcaz of that, who do you held resppnsible for that?

 

[karan.1970]

Definitely pakistan got affected most bcaz of that, who do you held resppnsible for that?

Pakistani establishment and Army that failed to guard the well being of its citizens

 

[blain2]

In exchange for greater numbers of US CIA assets on the ground as "military advisers"??

No indication of that either. Probably a wait and see game to tone down the rhetoric on both sides.

 

[blain2]

The American Sec of Defence and Military chief virtually calls your Army and Intelligence agency as partners of terrorists and spend next 3-4 days turning the knife in the wound by speaking about various other terror stuff linked to Pakistan.. 4-5 days down the line, they make a couple of softer noises without withdrawing the original accusation, and Pakistani folks start feeling a sense of victory with a smug "I Told you so " ... Think about it..

None of that takes anything away from the fact that without Pakistan's support, there is no solution to the situation in Afghanistan. The real damage is on the ground. The more troops (on both sides) are lost, the harder it becomes to convince the public in he US and Pakistan to carry on this war.

Maybe you should also think about the fact that there is no victory. This is a point that everyone needs to understand. There won't be any aircraft carrier landing this time around to declare a victory. A stalemate right about now looks like a pretty good solution paving the way for a unity government in Afghanistan.

So lets put aside the feel good factor. There is none for anyone including your side.

 

[Saifullah Sani]

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