Laugh or cry or scratch one’s head in confusion…you’ve got to admit that the situation in the disputed tribal areas in the area where Pakistani and Afghani borders mix/meet is:
-confusing
-dangerous
-escalating fast
Pakistan will regain control of a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan within “two to three months,” a top general said during an assessment of a major offensive there against al-Qaida and Taliban militants. Maj. Gen. Tariq Khan told reporters on an army-organized trip to the northwestern Bajur region that troops had killed between 500 and 800 militants and wounded 2,000 others since the offensive began in early August. Some 63 troops have died and 212 were wounded, he said. As many as 5,000 militants were believed to be fighting there and still control key areas, said Khan of the paramilitary Frontier Corps. Still, he predicted the military would retake Bajur “within two or three months.”
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Just maybe, this new President means it. Someone is going to come along and realize a large area of a country that is not governable is a real threat to that very government.