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Let's review the bidding, shall we? (I'm not going to post links, feel free to factcheck on your own)
-The HQN is the most capable (i.e. deadly) terrorist group in the entire region. This specifically includes the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Everybody knows it.
-The leaders of the HQN are specifically named as international terrorists. Everyone knows it.
-The HQN is currently holding the only US POW in the region, Bowe Berghdahl. Everybody knows it.
-The HQN is is a terrorist organization through and through. Everyone knows it.
So why is the US dithering over where to drop the hammer on these clowns and call a spade a spade?
The main reason is because to admit the HQN is a terrorist organization is to admit Pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism. Since the HQN is a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's intelligence apparatus the ISI,(Google it if you want), designating the HQN a terrorist organization directly and explicitly implicates the government of Pakistan in international terrorism and the deaths of US servicemembers. And everyone knows it.
With a Congressional reporting deadline looming, the Obama administration appears ready to designate the Haqqani network as a terrorist organization, risking a new breach in relations with Pakistan.
Let's review the bidding, shall we? (I'm not going to post links, feel free to factcheck on your own)
-The HQN is the most capable (i.e. deadly) terrorist group in the entire region. This specifically includes the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Everybody knows it.
-The leaders of the HQN are specifically named as international terrorists. Everyone knows it.
-The HQN is currently holding the only US POW in the region, Bowe Berghdahl. Everybody knows it.
-The HQN is is a terrorist organization through and through. Everyone knows it.
So why is the US dithering over where to drop the hammer on these clowns and call a spade a spade?
The main reason is because to admit the HQN is a terrorist organization is to admit Pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism. Since the HQN is a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's intelligence apparatus the ISI,(Google it if you want), designating the HQN a terrorist organization directly and explicitly implicates the government of Pakistan in international terrorism and the deaths of US servicemembers. And everyone knows it.