Un drone et puis après? Les États-Unis, le Pakistan et l'Afghanistan

Le fait qu'Obama ait autorisé une frappe de drone dans un région du Pakistan qu'on évite habituellement suscite des questions au sein de l'équipe éditoriale du New York Times. Les Américains ont-ils atteint la limite de leur patience avec les dirigeants pakistanais? Va-t-on changer la stratégie en Afghanistan?

 "The fact that Mr. Obama has now ordered an attack in Baluchistan, rather than the border region where Pakistan has tolerated previous American operations, raises a big question: Does he intend to expand the American mission in Afghanistan, now focused on training and advising Afghan forces and ensuring that Al Qaeda cannot rebuild?

There are 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan, a number that is scheduled to drop to 5,500 by the end of the year. Military commanders appear likely to recommend against such a reduction. In Vietnam on Monday, Mr. Obama insisted that “we are not re-entering the day-to-day combat operations” that he declared an end to in 2014. But he is under pressure in Congress and elsewhere to significantly step up the fight. That would be a questionable choice for which he has not yet made a case."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/25/opinion/what-happens-after-the-drone-strike.html?ref=todayspaper