A new front in the covert war in Pakistan?

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Is President Obama planning an expansion of operations in Pakistan? He very well might be. An article in today's New York Times reveals that President Obama and his national security advisers are considering expanding the American covert war in Pakistan far beyond the tribal regions on the border. The Takeaway talks to The New York Times' terrorism correspondent Eric Schmitt about this news.

For more, read Eric Schmitt's and David Sanger's article, U.S. Weighs Taliban Strike Into Pakistan, in today's New York Times.

Guests:

Eric Schmitt

Hosted by:

Farai Chideya

Contributors:

Sitara Nieves

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