U.S. Hopes to Use Pakistani Tribes Against Al Qaeda WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 — A new and classified American military proposal outlines an intensified effort to enlist tribal leaders in the frontier areas of Pakistan in the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, as part of a broader effort to bolster Pakistani forces against an expanding militancy, American military officials said.
Just wait for the surprised reports 6 months later that Al Qaeda and the Taliban have been using brand-new American made weapons against U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Absolutely. An Iraqi tribal chief said it a couple of months ago while we were arming the al-Anbar insurgents who used to be our enemy to fight al-Qaeda. “We hate them worse than we hate the Americans, once they’re gone, we’ll come after the Americans.”
The same thing will happen in Afghanistan and Pakistan; ulitmately, none of these countries wants to be occupied by our forces.
Nice of us to train them in our tactics and strategies the meantime, while we supply them with our weapons. Makes our ouster that much more convenient for them.
Comment by RS Janes — November 20, 2007 @ 5:55 pm
Just wait for the surprised reports 6 months later that Al Qaeda and the Taliban have been using brand-new American made weapons against U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Just like the missing pistol and rifle loadout supplied to blackwater,only to go missing and reappear in the hands of al-quaeda,
Courtesy of the PKK.
Iran Contra rides again.
Comment by Rainlander — November 20, 2007 @ 11:26 pm
Rainlander, that’s a good point, but al-Qaeda and the insurgents prefer the rugged AK-47 to the jam-prone US M-16. It would be ironic, though, if they got ahold of a few of our M1A1 Abrams tanks, fully-loaded and ready to go.
Comment by RS Janes — November 22, 2007 @ 12:29 pm