US threatens airstrikes in Pakistan

The United States is threatening to launch airstrikes in the Pakistani city of Quetta as frustration mounts about the US defeat in Afghanistan.

The threat comes amid growing divisions in Washington about whether to deal with the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan by sending more troops or by reducing them and targeting the terrorists.

This weekend the US military was expected to send a request to Robert Gates, the defence secretary, for more troops, as urged by General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander there.

In a leaked strategic assessment of the war, McChrystal warned that he needed extra reinforcements within a year to avert the risk of failure. Although no figure was given, he is believed to be seeking up to 40,000 troops to add to the 68,000 who will be in Afghanistan by the end of this year. More

The latest warning was from America's senior commander in the region General Stanley McChrystal who said "Afghanistan's insurgency is clearly supported from Pakistan".
Report by the 100% Zionist Al-Jazeera: