The Obama administration reacted with increasing alarm yesterday to ongoing Taliban advances in Pakistan, warning the Pakistani government that failure to take action against the extremists could endanger its partnership with the United States as well as American strategy in neighboring Afghanistan.
“The news over the past several days is very disturbing,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said, adding that the administration “is extremely concerned” and that the issue was taking “a lot” of President Obama’s time.
The U.S. may view developments in Pakistan with alarm. Pakistan’s
neighbor, India, would likely view it with much more alarm and be
prompted to take action. Not a good situation.
Also, considering that much of the problem with Islamic terror
in Britain seems to have a Pakistani nexus, one could expect a
strong uptick in extremism in the U.K.
Where I in the Great O’s position, I’d strongly consider pre-positioning some of DOE’s safe secure trailers (SSTs), escort vehicles, and nuclear couriers to Diego Garcia or the UAE.