Its not the drone attacks that are the problems but rather the fact that Pakistani sovereignty is being trampled. I despise the American attacks as much as the militants taking over Swat. If we had not signed off on the Amriki GWOT so enthusiastically, perhaps we wouldn't be such a predicament.
That was a problem for me in the begining... But then when I saw how many poor people were being killed in suicide attacks and how ineffective the Pak Army was in dealing with some of the big name terrorists, I suddenly changed my mind.
Pakistan sovreignty is being violated every day by these militants and their foreign Jihadi buddies. They have turned the country into a hell hole.
I think if the Pak govt is incapable of dealing with this problem then by all means, let the people who caused this mess in the first place clean it up.
I dont absolve the US govt for its failed policies, but these terrorists have no right targeting the Marriot or the workers in Wah Cant etc.
Its a bitter pill to swallow, but perhaps we should view these not as a violation of sovreignty, but help in confronting a problem that not within our means to contain.
Incidently, it was rather gratifying to me as well as the relative of the victims of the Marriot blast to learn that one of these drones killed the SOB that was behind the attack recently.
And again, international politics are disgusting, but pragmatism tends to triumph. And in the case of Afghanistan in 2001, what could Pakistan do?