Pressure Grows on Obama Over Pakistan

John D. McKinnon and Siobhan Gorman report on the White House transition. The Bush doctrine appears to be alive and well – at least according to President George W. Bush . In a speech on his military legacy, Bush offered a defense of the doctrine, which calls for eliminating safe havens for terrorists and says America needn’t wait for threats to fully materialize before striking. The doctrine was used to justify the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now there’s growing pressure to move more forcefully in the lawless tribal regions of Pakistan, where terrorists are dug in. The U.S. already has made significant use of drones to launch attacks there. In a speech Tuesday to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Bush suggested the U.S. should be able to protect its troops in Afghanistan from attacks emanating from Pakistan. While Pakistan is “working to enforce the law and fight terror in the border areas,” Bush added, “we have made it clear to Pakistan and to all ... (link)