The people who were killed in this bombing were mostly women and children. The area where the attack took place was specifically targeted because it contained women and children. Obviously the intent is to destroy the will of the Pakistani people to press on with the current offensive against insurgents.
The attack took place in the city of Peshawar during the same time that Hillary Clinton was in country although she was three hours away at the time of the bombing. There were an additional 200 people wounded in the attack.
The attack seemed to be in retaliation to the recent offensive that the Pakistani Government has launched which leads me to believe that they are putting a hurt on the terrorists. It should encourage the Pakistanis to push even harder to completely drive out the rest of the insurgents. I know that it would have infuriated me and caused me to fight harder. Since this area seems to be really heating up and Iraq is cooling the military ring man will be keeping you informed of events as I learn them.
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