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Obama: U.S. remains prepared to pursue targets in Pakistan

 

Published 3/29/2009 by CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama said Sunday that his administration remains prepared to order strikes against "high-value" targets within Pakistan. Obama reiterated a previous assertion that the U.S. military would pursue extremists within Pakistan's borders after consulting with the Pakistani government. The U.S. policy doesn't change American recognition of Pakistan's "sovereign government," Obama [...] (link)

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