Ten people were killed Friday evening in a suspected U.S. missile strike in Pakistan's tribal region, said a local political official and two military sources.

 

 

 

The suspected strike would be the first since President Obama took office Tuesday.

 

 

 

The attack happened about 5:15 p.m. (7:15 a.m. ET) in a village near Mir Ali, North Waziristan, said Nasim Dawar, the local official.

 

 

 

How Dare Mr. Obama, that warmonger, air raided villages killing Innocent Civilians. You know, just like Bush. Yes it was a campaign promise and I thank him for this ;)

 

 

 

Link

 

 

 

I wonder if the left will want to accuse him of war crimes? Will they protest like this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

but with an Obama head? Or will they ignore it, pointing out their hypocrisy as usual. And yes, It was routine, but happened on Obama's watch, he could have stopped it, but didn't. :

Other people have the authority to launch missile strikes, not just the President.

Suspected US attack. Might not have been them, and just because it's the USA doesn't mean obama is instantaneously to blame.

He has the authority to call off any attack, but he's not the only one to call a missile shot (He is the only one to call a nuclear strike though).

just because it's the USA doesn't mean obama is instantaneously to blame.

 

 

 

Funny, I don't recall that being a legit excuse when Bush was president.

 

 

 

edit: i'm not making a dig at you, i'm just saying that the head of state *is* responsible for his country's doings.

People killed? In a missile strike? No!

And how do you know they were innocent? I'm not, by any means, saying I'm behind what our military is doing right now, but I have enough faith that they don't bomb random people for [cabbage]s and giggles.

Do we know the reasons? Reasons can justify innocence. Do we know if it's not just hearsay? No.

 

 

 

 

 

Regardless I'll give the benefit of the doubt the next 3 times it happens without explanation.

Does anyone else think this thread is [developmentally delayed]ed or is it just me?

Does anyone else think this thread is [developmentally delayed] or is it just me?

 

 

 

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Yes Reb, I think it's a thread to hit out at Obama.

 

 

 

It isn't Obama's fault, by the op's seeming opinion he thinks every attack is run by the president. I would say the same for Bush even though I don't like him but still, Obama was most likely unaware of the attack, it's not his fault, it's the person with the authority to authorize the attack / the guy who pulled the "trigger".

Yes, this thread is pretty rediculous. To charge Obama with every military action a few days after he takes office is just stupid.

 

 

 

Who was commanding them before? Bush. Did the U.S. military and military leaders stop every operation the instant Bush was no longer president? Of course not, they were probably continuing with the orders they were working under and will do so untill commanded otherwise by Obama's administralion, unless they were given orders to do what they did as soon as he got in.

 

 

 

Untill you can prove that, it's a baseless argument.

Not another Obama thread..

Obama wants more to focus with domestic issues before he worries about blowing the bejebus out of someone else.

i dont like Obama's foreign policies. He mainly thinks that because he isnt Bush, he is black and somewhat Muslim that terrorists in the middle east would like us and become peaceful. sorry to break it to you but it wont happen. Obama thinks that people are no going to respect him. sure why not have an obama head? he isnt special. all presidents of america deal with it. it doesnt mean they are bad leaders. every leader has people who disagree with them and have protests. looks at Abe Lincoln and the southerners.

He mainly thinks that because he isnt Bush, he is black and somewhat Muslim that terrorists in the middle east would like us and become peaceful. sorry to break it to you but it wont happen.

 

What? He thinks terrorists like him because he's black?

My guess is that he ordered this.

 

 

 

My Reasons:

 

~ He said he would do this, so naturally...

 

~ Some high up military official wouldn't just all of a sudden start launching rockets into someone else's country without the presidents say so.

~ Some high up military official wouldn't just all of a sudden start launching rockets into someone else's country without the presidents say so.

 

Yes they would.

~ Some high up military official wouldn't just all of a sudden start launching rockets into someone else's country without the presidents say so.

 

Yes they would.

 

I highly doubt it. That's a humongous decision to do such a thing.

~ Some high up military official wouldn't just all of a sudden start launching rockets into someone else's country without the presidents say so.

 

Yes they would.

 

Exactly.

 

 

 

Like Warrior said, it's a baseless article without the facts. Words like "assume" and "suspected" are only used by the media when required, obviously. And when they go ahead and post stories like this, they just want people to read it because it's tragic, not because it's factually true.

Other people have the authority to launch missile strikes, not just the President.

 

Same thing when bush was in power.

just because it's the USA doesn't mean obama is instantaneously to blame.

 

 

 

Funny, I don't recall that being a legit excuse when Bush was president.

 

 

 

edit: i'm not making a dig at you, i'm just saying that the head of state *is* responsible for his country's doings.

 

 

 

When he just jumped into office 3 days ago? That's a pretty bad sign for our nation if one of the first things our new president does is launch a missile.

just because it's the USA doesn't mean obama is instantaneously to blame.

 

 

 

Funny, I don't recall that being a legit excuse when Bush was president.

 

 

 

edit: i'm not making a dig at you, i'm just saying that the head of state *is* responsible for his country's doings.

 

 

 

When he just jumped into office 3 days ago? That's a pretty bad sign for our nation if one of the first things our new president does is launch a missile.

 

Why is it, at all, that everyone turns to the president when something goes wrong? We don't even know if it was the United States! No where in the article did it say anything about Obama launching a missile.

Mind you, he didn't just jump in. There's been a transition phase since he became president-elect.

That region's hardly even owned by Pakistan. Taliban are positively known to hide there. All the same, I'm not totally sure they were our missiles. Although if there is a sighting confirmed of a high-value target, especially with special ops units, it's often to hell with the consequences.

 

 

 

Doubt they'd use a rocket attack, though. That isn't really totally American of a tactic. Dawn raids with plenty of air support? Aye. Tanks? Yepper. Mortars? Surearooni.