Pakistan Under Pressure After Car Bomb
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › May 11, 2010
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - U.S. claims that the Pakistani Taliban were behind last week's failed car bombing in Times Square add to pressure on Pakistan's government to attack the militant sanctuary of North Waziristan close to the Afghan border, but few expect its stretched army to rush into any operation there.
New calls from Washington for the army to move into North Waziristan could backfire because they would create the impression the force was acting on the orders of the U.S. - a perception that would undercut the public support needed for such an operation to be successful.See the full content of this document
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