Islamabad (PTI): President Pervez Musharraf has said any unauthorised incursion by US forces into Pakistan to pursue al Qaeda militants would be treated as an invasion, warning that the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan would "regret" such a misadventure.
"The United States seems to think that what our army cannot do, they can do. This is a very wrong perception. I challenge anybody to come into our mountains. They would regret that day," Musharraf said in an interview to Straits Times.
The New York Times reported earlier this month that Washington was considering granting the Pentagon and CIA new authority to conduct more aggressive covert operations in Pakistan's tribal areas where al Qaeda is believed to be gaining strength.
Asked if any unauthorised incursion by US forces would be considered an invasion, Musharraf replied, "Certainly, if they come without our permission, that's against the sovereignty of Pakistan."
Musharraf, however, said when it comes to Qaeda supremo, Osama bin Laden, the "methodology of getting him will be discussed together and we'll attack the target together."
i don't trust the guy, i think he's protecting alqueda.
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alas, if handled adroitly rather than brutishly, we would have a standing invitation.
Jason0352
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"Let me see if I get this right. We need to borrow $10 billion from China and then we give it to Musharraf who is a military dictator who overthrew an elected government. Then we go to war, lose all these lives promoting Democracy in Iraq." Rep. Ron Paul
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