Taking out Osama Bin Laden took a skilled team of special op soldiers. They had to plan and they had to prepare. One element in their preparations was to make sure that the identity of their target was indeed Bin Laden. And for that our people brought in a Pakistani doctor to dummy up some fake inoculations in order to confirm that the man in the targeted compound was indeed Bin Laden. So far so good.
Unfortunately, America forgets to pick up the pieces. They took no steps to secure the safety of the doctor and his family. Was that because of ignorance, or callousness, or just plain stupidity.
You've got to ask yourself: is Pakistan a friend or an antagonist? That you don't trust them is obvious from the fact that you shared no details with them as to this operation. Also, you've got first hand experience regarding their unreliability in supporting your military and diplomatic efforts.
Okay, so they're not a friend. Will they be bothered that you've now pulled off this operation right under their nose, an operation you know full well they would very likely have objected to? Of course you do. Of course you know that there are going to be repercussions. And, what is more likely but that they will severely punish anyone they can get their hands on. That they would grab the Pakistani doctor who helped the Americans is a no-brainer. They gave him 33 years in prison. They could just as easily have shot him, and, indeed, he may well not survive. And, you're now going to tell me our diplomats and military analysts couldn't have figured this out?
Shame on America.
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