There and back again, and again

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is not a happy camper. The Taliban have been using the Pakistani tribal regions to attack Afghanistan. The reasons the Taliban gets away with this are varied, but mostly because of Pakistan's inability (and some charge unwillingness) to root them out. Well Karzai's had enough. He's threatening to send his own troops into Pakistan to settle the matter. This came in the wake of a Taliban-orchestrated jailbreak that resulted in the escape of 350 Taliban members. He's also calling out Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, whose crib is in South Waziristan, Pakistan, declaring "we will go after him now and hit him in his house." Mehsud is believed to be linked to the death of Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan, while making peace with Mahsud, has declared that Afghan strikes into Pakistan would be a bad idea, emphasizing it's desire for "friendly" ties with its neighbor. With a friend like Pakistan, no wonder Karzai's not a happy camper.