Oh F**k here we go.....

[Mojocvh]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7635893.stm


Don't even breathe the word escalation at this moment..........

[King Herald]

Mojocvh said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7635893.stm


Don't even breathe the word escalation at this moment..........

I wonder how clever the goons on the ground would have felt if the choppers sent a couple of air to ground missiles down, just to let them know they had seen their 'warning flares'?

[Adrian W]

should have fired back...................with something big

[Durruti]

mmmmmmm, a guerilla type enemy using "sanctuary areas" across an easily infiltratable border - Arclight anyone?

As shirley sang, "it's all just a little piece of history repeating".

[thinfourth2]

I thought they were our allies so should not be a problem

Hell look at what we let the yanks get away with they will shoot any bloody thing that moves

[alfabadass]

To everyone making clever remarks, how would you like American helicopters flying into the UK and bombing a UK military outpost, or blowing up a "terrorist" in Berks and taking out Mrs Miggins next door as well.

The Pakistanis are in a sensitive situation. Bombing your own country isn't as easy as bombing an enemy. When the innocent die, it's your people not some strangers. The West doesn't seem to understand this.

[KANEIT]

Hmmmmm I see parallels with the Georgia crisis here, i.e. sovereignty. How this unfolds will be very interesting.

[bingbong]

KANEIT said:

Hmmmmm I see parallels with the Georgia crisis here, i.e. sovereignty. How this unfolds will be very interesting.

Very interesting! st scarey more like.

[Toni896]

If ever there was a time for a "nuke from space" response, now is that time.

[benzo]

If the Pakistani millitary want to be shot at, they should drop the flares and dress like British troops. Why cant the Pentagon calm down? Bunch of imperialist idiots.

Edited by benzo on Thursday 25th September 20:11

[madmatt1985]

lets be glad it wasnt a yank chopper.

id say it will blow over.

[crikey]

madmatt1985 said:

lets be glad it wasnt a yank chopper.

id say it will blow over.

"The Pentagon said they were US helicopters"

[anonymous-user]

There was me thinking Pakistan was friendly to the UN?

i've said it bofore but a whole ststorm is going to kick off soon

[968]

madmatt1985 said:

lets be glad it wasnt a yank chopper.

id say it will blow over.

Probably will. All posturing to make the current president look hard, and as if he's not allowing the Americans to encroach on his sovereignty. Ironically him and his late wife were staunchly supported by the US. After the wedding party was blown to pieces last week, and a number of other incursions which resulted in multiple civilian casualties occurred, this is a symbolic gesture, at best.

[Jimbeaux]

benzo said:

If the Pakistani millitary want to be shot at, they should drop the flares and dress like British troops. Why cant the Pentagon calm down? Bunch of imperialist idiots.

Edited by benzo on Thursday 25th September 20:11

That was almost funny....almost.

[Scraggles]

what u get for the yanks invading pakistan to kill afghans hiding there and then blaming it on the Pakistanis for over-reacting

Edited by Gazboy on Friday 26th September 00:00

edit - I used Afghans as short for Afghanistan, why did the moderator not edit that bit as well ?

Edited by Scraggles on Friday 26th September 10:16

[esselte]

alfabadass said:

To everyone making clever remarks, how would you like American helicopters flying into the UK and bombing a UK military outpost, or blowing up a "terrorist" in Berks and taking out Mrs Miggins next door as well.

The Pakistanis are in a sensitive situation. Bombing your own country isn't as easy as bombing an enemy. When the innocent die, it's your people not some strangers. The West doesn't seem to understand this.

Where does it say the helicopters attacked anything?

[benzo]

Jimbeaux said:

benzo said:

If the Pakistani millitary want to be shot at, they should drop the flares and dress like British troops. Why cant the Pentagon calm down? Bunch of imperialist idiots.

Edited by benzo on Thursday 25th September 20:11

That was almost funny....almost.

NO NOT AGAIN. Its not meant to be funny! I guess thats why its almost funny?

[DaveL485]

Is anyone else hearing the Terminator noise from Judgement day? I'm off to find a fooking big rock to hide under....

[Bushmaster]

They should pakit-in !