In his speech last night, trying to show off his foreign policy savvy, John McCain took a shot at Barack Obama for saying last year that under certain circumstances he would be prepared to take unilateral action to pursue terrorists in Pakistan. McCain:
"...(W)ill we risk the confused leadership of an inexperienced candidate who once suggested invading our ally, Pakistan, and sitting down without pre-conditions or clear purpose with enemies who support terrorists and are intent on destabilizing the world by acquiring nuclear weapons?"
This morning's Washington Post contains news of a CIA supervised U.S. bombing raid in Pakistan on Jan. 29 that (allegedly) killed a key al Qaida commander, Abu Laith al-Libi, who had previously evaded the CIA's reach:
"Having requested the Pakistani government's official permission for such strikes on previous occasions, only to be put off or turned down, this time the U.S. spy agency did not seek approval. The government of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was notified only as the operation was underway, according to the officials..."
So, if McCain were in charge, this guy would still be alive?
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Exactly. I do wonder sometimes about his attitude and approach.