CNN reports that "Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday ridiculed as bizarre a U.S. report that senior al Qaeda leaders were killed in a CIA attack on a home along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border."
On Jan 13 we bombed a home thinking that Al Qaeda leaders were there having dinner. At first reports were that 8 leaders were killed with several civilian casualties as well. Turns out there were no leaders there, just 18 civilian casualties. Aziz said Sunday, "If you just reflect on what happened, first -- we heard that there was a dinner meeting with all the seniors -- I think that's a bizarre thought, because these people don't get together for dinner in a terrain or environment like that."
So here's the problem. "Aziz said the attack violated a U.S.-Pakistani agreement that calls for the countries to collaborate with each other before any such attack." Can this country not follow procedures for anything? We don't get warrants and we don't tell other governments before we bomb their countries. Great. Here's my favorite, US politicians said the airstrike was justified by the erroneous belief that a top al Qaeda leader was among the group. Aren't we all tired of "justified by erroneous belief" by now?
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