2 U.S. Airstrikes Offer a Concrete Sign of Obama's Pakistan Policy

Washington Post by R. Jeffrey Smith, Candace Rondeauxm, Joby Warrick | Jan. 24, 2009 (News Report)

Two remote U.S. missile strikes that killed at least 20 people at suspected terrorist hideouts in northwestern Pakistan yesterday offered the first tangible sign of President Obama's commitment to sustained military pressure on the terrorist groups there, even though Pakistanis broadly oppose such unilateral U.S. actions. Full Story »

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by David Dresser - Jan. 24, 2009

This is an excellent piece. The writer's collaborated well and some of the information came from a reporter on the ground in Islamabad. The piece feels like it is really meant to inform the reader and not show off the writer(s) in any way. It also seems to not be too constrained by secrecy or evasion as we have seen in recent times.

Dealing with Afghanistan and with Pakistan is going to be tough for the Obama administration. It has been tough for everyone from Alexander, the British, the Russians and any who dare. Obama can't ignore that, but he seems very aware.