US drone strikes wise, legal, just, defends White House official

I think pakistan should shot it down because there is no international law to not to shoot them down.

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No need for US to apologize for targeting the terrorists. They are actually helping Pakistani civilians at no cost to us. BTW, did Pakistan never apologize for having OBL for the better part of the decade or they are still denying the facts? Recommend

@Ch. Usman Ali,

First of all, US is not doing any favor to Pakistan by killing so called terrorists (or rogue elements), don’t forget, it was US who dragged Pakistan into this mess due to which poor Pakistanis are paying the cost. Pakistan should be calling on UN to force US to stop these attacks immediately.

Drone attacks have helped increased the militancy in Pakistan, suicide bombers are not coming from neighboring countries. Unfortunately these are our own people who lost their loved ones by drone attacks.

I wish, the inept and impotent politicians in Pakistan show some courage and instruct PAK army to shoot at these drones if they ever enter PAK airspace.

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Wise, legal and just, eh?
They are about as wise and legal as Bush, Blair & Co. were. Besides, I hope they remember that there is nothing in the international law that stops the target country from responding severely. We might not have as much expertise as Iran to bring down the drones. But we do have fighter jets and pilots, dont we?

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@ Aamir, “First of all, US is not doing any favor to Pakistan by killing so called terrorists (or rogue elements), don’t forget, it was US who dragged Pakistan into this mess due to which poor Pakistanis are paying the cost. “

And US put a gun on “Poor” Pakistan’s head to drag into this. Admit it, you jumped into this willingly for dollars and free arms. Now live with it!!

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@Kanwal: well said

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@Ch. Usman Ali:
I really hope that you and your family starts living in North Waziristan soon… may be then you will realize …. watch out man before you say stupid logic

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Do we have any capacity to go to Waziresthan and take care of terrorists?

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The US has been giving billions of dollars to the generals and politicians who have been playing a double game with the US and with the people of Pakistan.

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Ch. Usman Ali, you’re right drone attacks have not killed a single innocent person

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Imran Khan and PTI can stop Drone attacks. Only hope IK. IK will shot them down. Please elect IK as PM.

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@Aamir:
Your theory seems atrocious to say the least..So these are so called victims of drone attacks who become suicide bombers are brave?? if so, why do go they go blow-up civilians instead of targetting US soldiers..it can’t get more stupid..US drone kills your near ones and you end up blowing up mosques other public places and in the process kill innocent civilians including children..

“I wish, the inept and impotent politicians in Pakistan show some courage and instruct PAK army to shoot at these drones if they ever enter PAK airspace”..

Lol..so if an IAF war plane enter pak airspace, will the pak army follow the standard protocols of engaging the enemy intrusion or wait for politicians to give them go ahead..and l thought last time Kayani already gave the go ahead to shoot down drones? The reality is it happens with the complicity of army..period.

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“when the country involved consents”, exactly this is the problem.First it was Mush who sold out for peanuts and then came Zardari and company who consented to the killing of their own citizens unless FATA is not part of Pakistan.My late dad used to tell me in Mardan that if our chicken lays eggs in the neighbor house, it is not the fault of our neighbor but our chicken. Precisely it is the fault of Pakistanis who has allowed the foreign countries to interfere and dictate for decades for what but some measly miserly dollars which is siphoned off by the Army, bureaucrats and above all the politicians. Remember what Gilani has said to the US ambassador at a closed door meeting, he has consented and now are shedding crocodile tears because the elections are coming. They know that they are the ones who allowed Americans to kill Pakistani citizens for the last 4 years in cahoots with General Kiyani. For Americans there is no turning back specially for Obama who is on thin ice because of the precarious American economy, he wants to show the electorate how macho commander in chief he is. Shame on this duo in Islamabad and also those sitting in the NA as well in Senate.

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Before Nov election President Obama need to repeat the riot act to Pakistan Either you are with us or agaisnt us” or a phone call equivalent to that made by Colin Powell that we will bomb you to stone ages. Drones are equivalent to boming to stone age as the area they are boming is in stone age. There is no industry, they have blown up all schools for girls so a generation is lost with no education, no one visits them, they are killing red cross worker. This is stone age.

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We tend to believe in all sorts of conspiracy theories but forget this fact that whatever we say, we gave opportunity to the enemies of US to use our land and attack them. This alone is enough reason to attack back and destroy them here within our lands. Additionally US has successfully destablised the region to its long term security advantage. Pakistan is also very much on the brink of anarchy. The US has succeeded in this process and they see no evil by continuing to destablise this region further in the name of freedom and liberty for the people. China and Russia are resisting this effort but are very much reluctant to act. The whole middle east is made unstable in the name of meaningless revolutions. No doubt liberties and freedoms are good for mankind, but I doubt all these revolutions will bring about any liberal governments in Arabs countries in this century. Pakistan will continue to suffer unless its governments come out of its shell and realise its geopolitical status for long term betterment for the country rather short term aid.

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Aamir: US didn’t DRAGGED Pakistan into the war. These mullah Taliban and AlQaeda are the crops of Pakistan as well as of US to some extent. They are cleaning their own mess, while Pakistan has accepted terrorists as their bros.

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Why aren’t there any drones flying over in kandahar the strong hold of the taliban? How many taliban attacks have originated from there yet no american action has taken place against them.

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It is fairly obvious that Mr. Brennans’s love ones, and those people who support his viewpoint are not in the firing line of drone missiles. Unfortunately, it is always so easy for a Government to find a “yes man” who will conveniently say what they want him/her to say, and Mr. Brennan is obviously one of them. However, moving on, I am under the impression that many countries in Europe, and indeed America, have militants in their midst. Why doesn’t the U.S. fire drones onto British, European, American, and Indian militant targets? The only reason America is violating Pakistan Sovereign territory is because they think they can get away with it, and unfortunately they have so far.

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@Mirza:
No need for US to apologize for targeting the terrorists. They are actually helping Pakistani civilians at no cost to us.

I actually find this statement outrageous.For someone to think that this war on terror has cost us(pakistanis) nothnig ,he must be wearing thick glasses of foggy political belief.And I thought only mullahs were blind in their faith.

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Innocent people are sacrificing their lives as true shaheeds so that the rest of the Pak can live in peace.

If you look it at that way, then, the drone attacks are really wise, legal and just.

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