Photo: Protesters hold placards as they chant anti-U.S. slogans during a rally against the U.S. strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghanistan border in Karachi November 1, 2008. U.S. missile strikes in northwest Pakistan killed up to 20 people on Friday, including a mid-level al Qaeda leader said to be an Iraqi, Pakistani officials said.
REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN)
I would say that the Pakistanis are a lot more clued in than your typical American. There are a number of Americans who call themselves 'progressive' or 'liberal' who are big supporters of Obama. A very large number of them totally fail to see that Obama's policy on Afghanistan is a lot like McCain's and Bush's. What is even more interesting is that Bush now seems to be following Obama's policy on Pakistan - more preemptive bombing and preemptive war.
This is all very depressing on so many levels.
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