We all have a concern about the Quetta shura and the activitiesof the Taliban in that area: Robert Gates.—AP
From Dawn.com:
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said that the United States was concerned about the activities of the Quetta shura in Balochistan but disagreed with the suggestion to use drones against them as well.
At a regular briefing at the Pentagon, Mr Gates also vowed to catch Osama bin Laden no matter how long it takes.
Asked to comment on media reports that a group of Taliban militants known as the Quetta shura were using Balochistan as a base to conduct operations inside Afghanistan, Mr Gates said: ‘We all have a concern about the Quetta shura and the activities of the Taliban in that area.’
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My Comment: The commanders and intelligence officers in the field want to attack the Taliban targets in Pakistan .... but the political masters clearly have other ideas.