"Robert Oakley" may refer to:

*Robert B. Oakley (1931–2014), American diplomat

*Robert McKeeman Oakley (1871–1927), Australian public servant

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Obviously it was a very meticulously planned operation over a long period of time. A lot of organization, sophistication, a lot of technical sophistication, complete disregard of Kenyan and Tanzanian life. Therefore it would hardly be anything local as that you would find in Kenya or Tanzania.

They will certainly fight the Indians if provoked. There's no question about that.

The groups that are doing this without the knowledge and against the will of the Pakistani government -- but they don't have the control.

The State Department budget gets cut so much that there is not enough money to provide for protection as well as other operations.

I'm convinced that this was well-planned.

They're already diverting attention and perhaps some resources from the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban on Pakistan's western border. So the U.S. has a very big interest in this.