Stories I Was Too Tired To Write About Last Night

These two topics should have been covered in last night's post, but I was tired. I have a cold. Ugh.

Did you know we've now moved our military into Pakistan? Yep. On September 3rd, an attack was performed in a Pakistani town across the border from Afghanistan. The Pakistani National Assembly immediately passed a resolution condemning the attacks. They do not call out the U.S. specifically as we are one of the nations representing the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The White House has yet to comment on the operation. However, President Bush did have this to say at a speech on September 9th:

"Defeating these terrorist and extremists is in Pakistan's interest -- they pose a mortal threat to Pakistan's future as a free and democratic nation. Defeating these terrorist and extremists is also Pakistan's responsibility -- because every nation has an obligation to govern its own territory and make certain that it does not become a safe haven for terror. America and our NATO allies will continue helping Pakistan in its efforts to defeat the extremists. The same terrorists who murdered innocent civilians in Karachi and Islamabad are plotting new attacks against the United States and Europe."
Link here to the full speech.

In other news of international relations, Russia has sent two bombers to Venezuela to conduct "routine patrols" over Caribbean waters. Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, welcomed the actions stating it was a sign of the end of "Yankee hegemony" and a move towards a "pluri-polar" world. In other words, the dominance of the U.S. is about to be over. Chavez really likes to be a thorn in the side of the U.S., doesn't he? Full story here from CBS/AP.