There may have been justification for the cross border raid, but this can easily trigger a much bigger reaction that nobody wants. In the end, where is the war in Afghanistan really going? If there's no plan (and there doesn't appear to be other than "we're there"), this is an even worse idea. The Guardian:
Nato helicopters from Afghanistan have intruded into north-west Pakistan and attacked a military checkpoint near the border, killing as many as 25 Pakistani troops, intelligence officials in the country have said.
Sources in the region said up to 14 other soldiers had been wounded in the attack on the Salala checkpoint, about one and a half miles (2.5km) from the Afghan border.
A Pakistani military spokesman confirmed the pre-dawn attack in the tribal region of Mohmand.
