Even post-bin Laden, U.S. drones in Pakistan press on

[The Northerner]

(Reuters) - The aggressive U.S. campaign of drone strikes inside Pakistan will not ease despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, even as the unilateral action infuriates Pakistanis and further strains diplomatic ties.

Washington will continue hitting Pakistan-based militants blamed for attacks on U.S. soldiers in neighboring Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials said.

The use of missile-armed Predator drones to attack militants has widened a diplomatic divide with Pakistan and sharpened anti-U.S. anger -- but killed few senior militants.

The Pentagon, however, sees the drones, unmanned aerial vehicles that can fly for hours at a time, as a key weapon for disrupting al Qaeda and other militants in tribal areas where Pakistan's government has little control.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/12/us-binladen-kill-drones-idUSTRE74B6I520110512

[tekisui]

1. It is Obama's preferred weapon of war.

[demosincebirth]

2. ...and it's a good one.

[bluestate10]

3. I only wish the US had more drones. I look forward to advanced drones

that can stay aloft for many days, locate a target and take that target out.

[leftstreet]

4. I thought the war on terror was over

They got OBL, what's the holdup?

:shrug:

K&R

[krabigirl]

5. Sounds like it is escalating. Nt