Pakistan delays going after Taliban in tribal areas

American Thinker by Rick Moran | Jul. 28, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) And we wonder why our military and security experts lose sleep at night over Pakistan?

The nation with nearly 80 nuclear weapons and a civil war with radical Islamists that they are not winning at the moment, has decided to delay going after the Taliban where they live; in the wild, Northwest Frontier Province of Waziristan. Full Story »

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Subjects: World
Topics: Terrorism, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jul 27, 2009 - 9:37 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Randy Morrow (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Jul 27, 2009 - 9:37 PM PDT
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 by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 28, 2009

Once again I find myself reaching for a smart conservative piece on foreign policy and coming up empty handed. This shows almost no regard for the Pakistani army's multi-front conflicts, nor does it do much to acknowledge Pakistan's rationale for delaying the operation against the Taliban.

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  • Pakistani Pledge to Rout Taliban In Tribal Region Is Put on Hold

    Washington Post by Joshua Partlow | Jul. 27, 2009 (News Report)
    Soon after Pakistan launched its offensive against the Taliban this spring, President Asif Ali Zardari declared that the mission would go beyond pushing the Islamist militia ...
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