US Increases Missile Strikes Within Pakistan

The US has stepped up it's missile strikes within Pakistan to try to inflict as much damage as possible before the new Pakistani government stops cooperating with us. The new Pakistani government made up of the PPP and the PML-N have indicated earlier that they would like to engage in dialog with the taliban.

Sharif the leader of the PML-N has stated that the War on Terror is America's war and Pakistan should have nothing to do with it. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of Pakistanis agree with him.

The US knows sooner or later Pakistan's cooperation with stop. That is why the US is looking for new transport routes to Afghanistan and why it's trying to inflict as much damage to al Qaida and the taliban. Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has escalated air strikes against al-Qaeda fighters operating in Pakistan's tribal areas fearing that support from Islamabad may slip away, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

U.S. officials, who were not identified, said Washington wants to inflict as much damage as it can to al Qaeda's network now because Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf may not be able to offer much help in the months ahead.

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Musharraf, a vital U.S. ally in the campaign against terrorism who has generally supported such strikes, has seen his power wane dramatically over the past year.

Over the past two months, U.S.-controlled Predator aircraft have struck at least three sites used by al-Qaeda operatives, the Post reported.

About 45 Arab, Afghan and other foreign fighters have been killed in the attacks, all near the Afghan border, U.S. and Pakistani officials were cited as saying.

Neither U.S. nor Pakistani authorities officially confirm U.S. missile attacks on Pakistani territory, which would be an infringement of Pakistani sovereignty.