->  ->  EH> The border between southern and eastern Afghanistan and
Pakistan is
->  RS> not
->  ->  EH> well defined. The reason bin Laden hasn't been captured is that
our
->  ->  EH> troops have to get Pakistan's permission to operate within
their
->  ->  EH> borders.
->  ->
->  -> And routinely get it or don't bother asking.
->  -> Unless that's changed since the last time we killed a bunch of
Pakistani
->  -> national civilians recently.
-> 
->  RS> Also that area is under the control of local warlords, both in
->  RS> Afghanistan and Pakistan, who are so corrupt they stink, and
gleefully
->  RS> accept money funneled from Saudi Arabia to keep Bib Laden alive and
->  RS> well.
-> 
->  Something not often mentioned in U.S. media is Pakistan's
->  _democratic_ government is neigther stable or secure.

Exactly.

They are constantly under threat of becoming another Iran.

And Pakistan's chief nuclear scientist made tons of $$$ selling nuke
technology to Iran and N Korea, and Pakistan's military dictator let the
guy keep all the $$$ and gave him and his cronies a blanket aprdon.

"But...but...he's our ally! That makes it different!"
Right. sure.

BTW, Ann Coulter stormed off Hannity and Colmes tonight, after saying Osama
was "irrelevant."
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