Obama's Invasion of Pakistan

Somehow this statement from Obama "There are terrorists holed up in those mountains who murdered 3,000 Americans. They are plotting to strike again. If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf will not act, we will." has become some type of implication that Obama would invade Pakistan. Huh?

Republicans have railed against Obama for the statement. Are they upset that Bush didn't make it first? I am certainly not a fan of Obama. He leaves much to be desired. But I think it's highly hypocritical of Republicans to attack Democrats for being too weak and then attack them for being too strong. Republicans lose the right to make such attacks while supporting Bush the Boob during his failed and reckless war in Iraq that has yielded little if anything. Where is this same level of criticism of Bush from the right? I'm far more upset about the trillion dollars and thousands of lives that will be spent on a war for which there was absolutely no forethought or planning (literally zero).

Pakistan poses far more of a terrorist threat than Iraq. Bin Laden is believed to be seeking refuge there and Al Qaeda has surpassed its pre-9/11 strength there. I understand the complexities Pakistan presents, the trade off between Musharraf and religious extremism. Musharraf is facing stiff opposition from religious extremists, the threat of which may or may not be overblown by his government and may or may not have been allowed to remain so that Musharraf can stay in charge of both the military and the government. But I would expect any president, particularly the idiot we have now who maintains himself as the warrior president, to act on information on OBL when Pakistan will not. He was referring to surgical strikes, not an all out invasion. This criticism is ridiculous.

Also, I thought this statment from Pakistan's Foreign Minister was hilarious "It's a very irresponsible statement, that's all I can say,", particularly since it required world outrage for his government to say anything about the Religious Affairs Minister declaring suicide bombings justifiable in the wake of Salman Rushdie's knighthood.