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We’re fighting in Afghanistan, so why are we having so much trouble with Pakistan?
It’s all about crossing lines; specifically, borders.
Adm (Michael) Mullen met Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani “to defuse tension”, the state news agency APP said. Army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani was also present.
The visit comes after Pakistan’s army said it would not tolerate incursions.
Tension has been rising in Pakistan over an increase in US attacks along the border with Afghanistan.
His visit come two days after Pakistani troops were reported to have fired shots into the air to stop US troops crossing into the South Waziristan tribal area.
The tribal region is one of the main areas from which Islamist militants launch attacks into Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s military confirmed firing but denied that Pakistani troops were involved.
The major problem is that the mountainous border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan is where the militants or insurgents (call them what you will) are hiding out and coordinating their attacks. Which is less than thrilling for the Pakistan gov’t because our fearless leader Prez Bush told U.S. troops to just go ahead and attack across the border without approval from the Pakistan capital of Islamabad.
It’s going to take a lot of work and coordination between us and Pakistan to reach anything like an agreement on how to handle the heated border area, hopefully we’ll be able to make some progress, I mean, after all, it’s not like we’ve basically been fighting at a stand still for 7 or so years or anything…
oh.
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