Pakistan re-opened the Torkham crossing on Sunday, eleven days after it was closed in response to NATO helicopter incursions into the country. On Monday, Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani pledged that Pakistan would not allow flood reconstruction to detract from the country’s fight against terrorists. These are welcome developments in reducing US-Pakistan tensions that reached a very high point during the crisis.
Torkham Crossing Re-Opens; Gilani Pledges Anti-terrorism Efforts |
| By: Jim White Tuesday October 12, 2010 5:54 am |
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Stuck in Feedback Loop: Drone Strikes Provoke Terrorists Who Provoke More Drone Strikes |
| By: Jim White Monday October 4, 2010 5:58 am |
The situation in Pakistan appears to have reached a point where a positive feedback loop prompts continued escalation on both sides. The US sees drone attacks as its primary weapon and has stepped up such attacks in the belief that they will create more security for military actions in Afghanistan and disrupt planning of terrorist attacks on the West. Instead, the attacks appear to enrage the surviving targets, recruit more to their ranks and lead to more attacks.
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