Osama Bin Laden Dead

[agzg]

I think part of the reason Pakistan was in the dark was because there were concerns that while Pakistan itself is an ally there are folks in the security forces who were suspected to be leaky pipes.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by agzg

I think part of the reason Pakistan was in the dark was because there were concerns that while Pakistan itself is an ally there are folks in the security forces who were suspected to be leaky pipes.

I'm by no means an expert on Pakistan/Afghanistan, but if we sent ground forces into Pakistan without their authorization, didn't we violate our agreements with them?

[agzg]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm by no means an expert on Pakistan/Afghanistan, but if we sent ground forces into Pakistan without their authorization, didn't we violate our agreements with them?

Time will tell, since I'm not sure of the nature of their agreement. I have heard rumors that Pakistan has been supportive and hasn't outright decried the military action to this point, and I do know that the government had pledged their help should we find actionable intelligence that Bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan.

The problem is that while the Pakistani government has said that they support the U.S., it's pretty obvious that there were members of the security forces that were not, and I feel like I remember reading about U.S. activity in Afghanistan near the border being foiled by members of the Pakistani security forces. In light of that, they may understand. Time will tell, though.

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm by no means an expert on Pakistan/Afghanistan, but if we sent ground forces into Pakistan without their authorization, didn't we violate our agreements with them?

I was wondering about this as well. It will be interesting to see where our relationship with Pakistan goes from here.

Also, it was interesting hearing reactions from some of my Pakistani classmates today. They were apologetic, almost like they were embarassed that their country "had him all along" as someone put it.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Also, it was interesting hearing reactions from some of my Pakistani classmates today. They were apologetic, almost like they were embarassed that their country "had him all along" as someone put it.

Oh I hope they don't dwell on this feeling. Bin Laden was as big a threat to all Pakistanis as he was to the United States, but it's certainly not the Pakistani people's fault that he was hiding there. The U.S. has suspected as much for years.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

I was wondering about this as well. It will be interesting to see where our relationship with Pakistan goes from here.

Also, it was interesting hearing reactions from some of my Pakistani classmates today. They were apologetic, almost like they were embarassed that their country "had him all along" as someone put it.

It may also be one of those things where Pakistan was like "go ahead, but we're going to continue to deny that we said that, so as not to piss off other Islamic nations".

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

It may also be one of those things where Pakistan was like "go ahead, but we're going to continue to deny that we said that, so as not to piss off other Islamic nations".

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