21 September 2008
Whatever be the 'truth' on which the Americans are always economical, the US President's hands were forced by his military commanders who for long were talking about the Pakistan's double-crossing in the fight against terrorists. There was a clear sign of desperation when the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, told the House Armed Services Committee: 'Frankly, we are running out of time…..I am not convinced we are winning in Afghanistan….(but) I am convinced we can.' Both Admiral Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Congress this week that for victory in Afghanistan the US needed to take the fight to the enemy inside Pakistan. And on September 9, in a speech at the National Defense University, President Bush all but called Pakistan a terrorist state, saying that terrorists were 'increasingly using Pakistan as a base from which to destabilize Afghanistan's young democracy'.
http://www.newageislam.com/us-gloves-are-off-against-pakistan--crunch-time-/war-on-terror/d/779
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