'''Bush playing with fire in Pakistan''
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:44:13 GMT
US congressman Dennis Kucinich says President George W. Bush's authorization of attacks inside Pakistan will further destabilize the world. "The President is once again violating international law by invading yet another nation which has not attacked the United States. Once again, he places our troops and our reputation at risk," media reports quoted Kucinich as saying on Friday. "Once again, he creates more enemies for America. Pakistan's objections to the illegal US Predator strikes inside the country's border should be a clear indication of how Pakistan would respond to another illegal attack upon their sovereign nation," the congressman continued. "Pakistan is a nuclear flash point on the Asian subcontinent. This situation requires intense diplomacy. The United States under George Bush is playing with fire, creating more instability, killing innocent Pakistanis, imperiling our troops in the region and weakening the hold our allies have on their democratic governments. Instead of limiting aggression, Bush expands it," Kucinich stated. Congress must intervene legislatively and legally to block Bush from continuing down this dangerous path, he concluded. Kucinich's comments come after the Bush administration authorized raids against militants in Pakistan without prior approval from Islamabad. There is growing concern in Pakistan over unilateral US military action which has killed dozens of civilians including women and children during recent weeks. The upsurge in strikes has alarmed the Pakistani military, which says it would hit back against any further US aggression inside the country. JR/RA'
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