[Peace-discuss] Washington Times: U. S. forces will move into Pakistan

[Phil Stinard]

Envoy: U.S. forces will move into Pakistan

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan will move into 
Pakistani territory and destroy terrorist sanctuaries if Pakistan fails to 
do the job, warns the U.S. envoy in Kabul.

Pakistan has already rejected the suggestion, saying that it will never 
allow any foreign troops to enter its territory.

But U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, who is also the special presidential 
envoy in Kabul, said the U.S. administration had already informed "the 
Pakistani leadership that either they must solve this problem or we will 
have to do it for ourselves."

"We prefer that Pakistan takes responsibility, and the Pakistani government 
agrees," Khalizad said. "However, one way or the other, this problem will 
have to be dealt with."

But Pakistan's Information Minister Shaikh Rashid disagreed. "We have a 
clear policy. We will never allow any foreign troops to enter into the 
country for any kind of operation," he said.

Pakistan had reacted equally angrily to a suggestion by Khalilzad late last 
month that Pakistani authorities were allowing Taliban and al-Qaida suspects 
to move freely in their country.

On March 16, Pakistan launched a major operation against al-Qaida suspects 
but called it off two weeks later after more than 100 people, including 43 
Pakistani troops, were killed.

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