Decius wrote:

Helicopter-borne American Special Operations forces attacked Qaeda militants in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan early Wednesday in the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces conducting a ground raid on Pakistani soil, American officials said.

This is a significant policy shift.

And one I welcome. If there is anywhere we need to bring the fight, it is there. I just hope it doesn't backfire.

RE: American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil - NYTimes.com