Was the US Strike on PK militant stronghold a coordinated effort?

2014-12-20T19:40:36-05:00

http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/12/us_drones_strike_in_7.php

I wonder if this is a coordinated effort of some sort?

US drones strike in jihadist stronghold in North Waziristan | The Long War Journal

The US launched a drone strike in the jihadist haven of Datta Khel in Pakistan's tribal agency of North Waziristan earlier today. The Pakistani military claimed it "cleared" Datta Khel in September as part of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, which was launched in mid-June this year. The CIA-operated, remotely piloted Predators or Reapers fired a pair of missiles at a compound in the village of Mada Khel in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan during...

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 20 at 2014 11:59 PM

2014-12-20T23:59:46-05:00

COL Private RallyPoint Member, I read the article, and it does make a body wonder. The Pakistani military reportedly "cleared" Datta Khel. Then again, UBL was living right under their noses for years. Both of those stories make it kind of difficult to trust much of anything the Pakistani military says -- just from an outsider's otherwise uninformed viewpoint.

By coordinated effort, sir, do you mean coordinated with the Pakistanis?

Response by COL Ted Mc made Dec 21 at 2014 12:45 PM

2014-12-21T12:45:09-05:00

The Pakistani government is about as reliable as $10.00 recaps. The ISI, on the other hand is 100% reliable - it is ALWAYS going to do what is in the best interests of the ISI and anyone who objects is likely to meet a rather abrupt termination of their career (sometimes permanently).

So, even if the strike was "co-ordinated" with the Pakistanis, one should always ask themselves "What do they think they are going to get out of co-operating with us?" [and one can always be certain that the answer is NOT going to be "Peace, Order, and Good Government" or "Freedom, Liberty, and Democracy"].