Comments on: The Monster Under The Bed: The Bush Administration’s 11th Hour Unilateral Pakistan Policy http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/ The home of musician Matthew Good Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:47:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: seriousbusiness http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66367 seriousbusiness Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:17:19 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66367 The Administration could as easily pretend to have killed as many Al Qaeda leaders as they please and nobody could prove otherwise. So I doubt that is their main intention. Perhaps they intend to shake up the Pakistani government into a more pro-US role by destabilizing it. The Administration could as easily pretend to have killed as many Al Qaeda leaders as they please and nobody could prove otherwise. So I doubt that is their main intention. Perhaps they intend to shake up the Pakistani government into a more pro-US role by destabilizing it.

]]> By: Yossarian http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66347 Yossarian Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:09:08 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66347 [quote comment="66320"]So ... is the Wall Street collapse the distraction away from a war with Pakistan, or ... is the war with Pakistan the distraction away from Wall Street? So many catastrophes, I can't tell which is which anymore.[/quote] Don't it make you want to lay down and close your eyes? [quote comment="66320"]So … is the Wall Street collapse the distraction away from a war with Pakistan, or …
is the war with Pakistan the distraction away from Wall Street?

So many catastrophes, I can’t tell which is which anymore.[/quote]

Don’t it make you want to lay down and close your eyes?

]]> By: mmaw http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66320 mmaw Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:43:09 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66320 So ... is the Wall Street collapse the distraction away from a war with Pakistan, or ... is the war with Pakistan the distraction away from Wall Street? So many catastrophes, I can't tell which is which anymore. So … is the Wall Street collapse the distraction away from a war with Pakistan, or …
is the war with Pakistan the distraction away from Wall Street?

So many catastrophes, I can’t tell which is which anymore.

]]> By: Justin http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66314 Justin Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:20:19 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66314 [quote comment="66279"] In what court of law could Bush possibly be tried, sentenced and punished for this?[/quote] Sadly, none. The US currently recognizes no court of law unless is suits US interests. Was it Nixon who said America has no friends, only interests? [quote comment="66279"]
In what court of law could Bush possibly be tried, sentenced and punished for this?[/quote]

Sadly, none. The US currently recognizes no court of law unless is suits US interests.

Was it Nixon who said America has no friends, only interests?

]]> By: J http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66309 J Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:53:13 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66309 SO important indeed!! I'm skeptical to think this possibly could be an attempt to enact the PDD 51 policy??? http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html McCain is wanting to post-pond the debate on friday now and these bastards that want a free hand out from Mommy ,want total immunity. Section 8 of the legislation reads "Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency." Paulson would become the most powerful unelected official in the history of the USA. Strange indeed! ..... SO important indeed!!

I’m skeptical to think this possibly could be an attempt to enact the PDD 51 policy???

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html

McCain is wanting to post-pond the debate on friday now and these bastards that want

a free hand out from Mommy ,want total immunity. Section 8 of the legislation reads

“Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.”

Paulson would become the most powerful unelected official in the history of the USA.

Strange indeed! …..

]]> By: vika http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66287 vika Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:22:16 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66287 [quote comment="66284"]Pakistan is one of the policy domains where Obama makes me very nervous. He said last year: "The first step must be getting off the wrong battlefield in Iraq, and taking the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan." [/quote] Yes, I also heard him say at an interview, but only once and I couldn't find it in any articles (so maybe it is all in my head), that he will fully expect Canada to stay there for as long as the U.S. stays there. That statement, along with vague NAFTA "treatment" is just a little scary. On a more cynical note: Currently, U.S. troops are more involved in killing civilians in Afghanistan than anyone else, does that mean that U.S. will be fighting its own troops? [quote comment="66284"]Pakistan is one of the policy domains where Obama makes me very nervous. He said last year: “The first step must be getting off the wrong battlefield in Iraq, and taking the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan.”

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Yes, I also heard him say at an interview, but only once and I couldn’t find it in any articles (so maybe it is all in my head), that he will fully expect Canada to stay there for as long as the U.S. stays there. That statement, along with vague NAFTA “treatment” is just a little scary.

On a more cynical note: Currently, U.S. troops are more involved in killing civilians in Afghanistan than anyone else, does that mean that U.S. will be fighting its own troops?

]]> By: BaronMarius http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66284 BaronMarius Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:01:40 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66284 Pakistan is one of the policy domains where Obama makes me very nervous. He said last year: "The first step must be getting off the wrong battlefield in Iraq, and taking the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan." http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/the_war_we_need_to_win.php Pakistan is one of the policy domains where Obama makes me very nervous. He said last year: “The first step must be getting off the wrong battlefield in Iraq, and taking the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan.”

http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/the_war_we_need_to_win.php

]]> By: vika http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66281 vika Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:55:54 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66281 U.S. military, once again, managed to shoot some civilians in Afghanistan. Let us all applaud their effort. As far as I know, Pakistani officials refused FBI's helping hand in investigation of Marriott Hotel bombing. The policy is unilateral. No doubt about it. A somewhat lengthy article in Washington post, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/09/AR2008090903404_5.html?sid=ST2008090903480&s_pos=" rel="nofollow">In Hunt for Bin Laden</a> It follows the U.S. number one target pursuit. It came out Sep. 10 - I think that is the date of the official unilateral go ahead (?) It does come up with at least one worthy point: "Unless you have people who support you, human intelligence will never work" U.S. military, once again, managed to shoot some civilians in Afghanistan. Let us all applaud their effort.

As far as I know, Pakistani officials refused FBI’s helping hand in investigation of Marriott Hotel bombing.

The policy is unilateral. No doubt about it. A somewhat lengthy article in Washington post, In Hunt for Bin Laden It follows the U.S. number one target pursuit. It came out Sep. 10 - I think that is the date of the official unilateral go ahead (?)

It does come up with at least one worthy point: “Unless you have people who support you, human intelligence will never work”

]]> By: mad http://www.matthewgood.org/2008/09/the-monster-under-the-bed-the-bush-administrations-11th-hour-unilateral-pakistan-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-66279 mad Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:46:20 +0000 http://www.matthewgood.org/?p=4635#comment-66279 This is a complex subject for a neophyte at geopolitics like me – thanks for laying the issues out so clearly. But is the right hand [the Bush administration] not talking to the left [the US military] or is this total disrespect of international law intentional? Strike One: In his recent (and final) speech to the UN, Bush declares the ‘war on terrorism’ to be “the greatest threat to our civilization”, stating it as a top priority ahead of dealing with the disruption of the global economy and the global hunger crisis. Strike Two: He goes on to criticize Russia for its August invasion of Georgia quoting the "The United Nations' charter sets forth the equal rights of nations large and small, even though the US 2003 decision to invade Iraq was made without proper authority. Strike Three: And now he allows two ‘illegal’ incursions into the Pakistani province of Waziristan? In what court of law could Bush possibly be tried, sentenced and punished for this? This is a complex subject for a neophyte at geopolitics like me – thanks for laying the issues out so clearly. But is the right hand [the Bush administration] not talking to the left [the US military] or is this total disrespect of international law intentional?

Strike One: In his recent (and final) speech to the UN, Bush declares the ‘war on terrorism’ to be “the greatest threat to our civilization”, stating it as a top priority ahead of dealing with the disruption of the global economy and the global hunger crisis.

Strike Two: He goes on to criticize Russia for its August invasion of Georgia quoting the “The United Nations’ charter sets forth the equal rights of nations large and small, even though the US 2003 decision to invade Iraq was made without proper authority.

Strike Three: And now he allows two ‘illegal’ incursions into the Pakistani province of Waziristan?

In what court of law could Bush possibly be tried, sentenced and punished for this?

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