Saturday, May 08, 2010

Obama to Open a Paki Front?

Waving the war-sticks.

The Obama administration has delivered new and stiff warnings to Pakistan after the failed Times Square car bombing that it must urgently move against the nexus of Islamic militancy in the country’s lawless tribal regions, American and Pakistani officials said.

...The new pressure from Washington was characterized by both the Pakistani and American officials as a sharp turnaround from the relatively polite encouragement adopted by the Obama administration in recent months.

We are saying, ‘Sorry, if there is a successful attack, we will have to act’ ” within Pakistan, one of the American officials said. --NYTimes

Not exactly an incremental move here. Contrast that to the way he "handles" Iran.

HT: Gateway

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