Pakistan Withdraws Troops From Border Region

Fox News reports that Pakistan is withdrawing troops from the area where bin Laden is believed to be hiding:

The withdrawals from the region near the Afghanistan border follow intense military operations by thousands of troops against remnants of bin Laden's Al Qaeda organization and its allies.

The top Pakistan general in the region says the army is removing checkpoints in return for local tribesmen's support against foreign militants. He adds that some Pakistani soldiers will remain nearby.

This isn't surprising considering the military chief of northwest Pakistan says Osama bin Laden can not be hiding in Pakistan's tribal lands on the Afghan border.

It's a mistake for the Pakistanis to think the tribesmen will them over al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda is more likely to make the tribesmen one of those offers that one can't refuse.