Surely he knows about saving face etc....their's...when they have done a lot to rout out terrorists there..probably others in the same area supporting them...but surely this is so the opposite of diplomacy, statesmanship etc...I am always thinking well, someone must know more about it than me, and perhaps he does, but I can not understand going after our few allies. Allies good, enemies bad...hard to tell difference sometimes but try. If he was just trying to look tough, how about speaking harshly to Bin Laden or insurgents etc.    mg