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May 31, 2010 by News Gatherer
They noted that the ties between the U.S. alleged attacker in Times Square, Shahzad Faisal, and the elements of the Taliban in Pakistan stressed the need for Obama on the options for retaliation, officials said. retaliatory measures could be envisaged only in extreme circumstances, such a catastrophic crisis that has left the Obama campaign believes the CIA aircraft strikes is currently insufficient.
Obama has said during his campaign for president would be willing to order strikes in Pakistan and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a television interview after the attack in Times Square: "If God forbid, an attack like this, we can return Pakistan to succeed, the consequences would be severe..
U.S. options potential for retaliation is based mainly on aircraft and missile attacks, but can also employ a small team of senior U.S. officials U.S. military plans for military strikes in Pakistan have been revised substantially in recent years, the transition from a high, punitive response "by shots to the evaluation of specific plans designed to provide countermeasures against militant groups. The Special Operations troops already positioned along the border with Afghanistan.
attacks against a target in Pakistan, Islamabad has raised protests from officials who opposed allowing But usus 2008 U.S. soldiers to operate in his country. Special teams have been operating in Afghanistan for years for greater freedom to carry out raids across the border, saying the attacks did not give prisoners the CIA drone or other opportunities to obtain information.
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