U.S. Strike in Pakistan

Justin Bjornson

Four people were killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike in the North Waziristan region on Sunday. The attack was one of two missile attacks in Pakistan; the second missile didn't kill or wound anyone. While the attack on Pakistan was suspected to have been carried out by the U.S. there was no comment from the U.S. military and the NATO press office. While the U.S. hasn't owned up to the strike the U.S. is the only military working in the nation with capability to carry out such a strike. The area of the attack is known as a place that harbors the terrorist groups Taliban and al Qaeda.

This article shows the attitude that the U.S. government has about the rest of the world. The attacks were taken out in Pakistan who the U.S. is currently not at war with and while there was suspicion of al Qaeda and Taliban forces there was no hard evidence presented and the action was never warned. The U.S. is having several problems economically and starting a war with another country will do nothing but cost more money and more American lives. I don’t know why the U.S. government chooses to carry out acts of war on countries that are not an immediate threat. The public has voiced its opinion about the war on terror and the government still chooses to start more wars. The government needs to lay low and fix the economic problems in the country instead of starts more wars and in turn more spending.