NYTimes.com
WASHINGTON — With two missile strikes over the past week, the Obama administration has expanded the covert war run by the Central Intelligence Agency inside Pakistan, attacking a militant network seeking to topple the Pakistani government.
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Opinion: I always thought "covert" meant secret. How secret is something I read about in the NY Times?
I'm troubled that once again the executive branch of our government is waging an undeclared war. This is not surprising, since Obama said in the campaign that he would do this. Militarizing Afghanistan didn't work for the Brits or the Soviets, we will fare no better.
And our military will be squandered in this pointless war. Deaths and casualty counts will continue. By violating the sovereignty of Pakistan we risk expanding this war such that we may see the return of the draft (another horrendous evil). How will we know when we have succeeded?
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