Posted on 05/10/2011 4:31:40 AM PDT by milestogo
United States Monday that his country could respond to any future U.S. raids on its soil with "full force," in the latest escalation of rhetoric in the wake of Usama bin Laden's death.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, like other officials in Islamabad, said the killing of bin Laden in northern Pakistan was a positive step. But, reflecting concerns that the unilateral strike violated his country's sovereignty, Gilani sent a clear message to the United States. He warned any "overt or covert" attack would be met with a "matching response" in the future.
"Pakistan reserves the right to retaliate with full force. No one should underestimate the resolve and capability of our nation and armed forces to defend our sacred homeland," Gilani said.
Pakistani officials are taking a firm stance on the raid, as the United States analyzes the trove of evidence collected from the bin Laden compound. That evidence -- described as the largest intelligence find ever from a senior terror leader -- could lead the United States to other terrorists on Pakistani soil, once again forcing President Obama to decide whether to go around the Pakistanis to capture or kill a high-value terror target.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has said the president reserves the right to enter Pakistani territory to act against terror suspects if Pakistan will not, and reiterated that message when asked about Gilani's speech. He said Monday that while the U.S. takes Pakistanis' concerns seriously, the U.S. does "not apologize" for the raid.
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*eyeroll*
Go for it Yousuf.
What’s the old saying?
No better friend, no worse enemy?
They’re lucky we didn’t open up a can of whoopass on them.
This is an admission by Pakistan that they PROTECTED Osama.
Now, when did Obama KNOW?
blah, blah, blah.....
Tough talk from a bunch of convenience store clerks.
yeah same at cha if you go hiding any more fugitives
They know as well as we do that we will blow the crap out of whatever we want, wherever we want, whenever we want.
Wait till we neutralize their nuclears.
The WOT would have been over on 9/12/01.
For the Pakistani soldiers on the left to respond to the Navy SEALs on the right with "full force" might not be prudent. As for taking on our Air Force with theirs . . . that sounds like a great way to eliminate what little they have. I'd rather they cooperate with us, or at least pretend to, but our military is there to protect Americans with or without their permission.
Yeah, but notice how tough our president's press secretary is talking? LOL! Who is more "full of it"?
re: respond to any future U.S. raids on its soil with “full force,”
Well, that settles it. For future excursions we’ll just have to send TWO of our special forces warriors instead of the customary one.
Glad we got that worked out.
India just starting popping popcorn, shaking it’s head, and chuckling.
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