Jul

16

Obama wants a change in US policy on Pakistan

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Barack Obama said that the United States cannot succeed in its mission in Afghanistan and on the home-front unless there is a change in the country’s policy on Pakistan.

In his major foreign policy speech, Obama not only outlined his framework on withdrawal of forces from Iraq but also how an administration led by him would fight the al-Qaida dens in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Obama said, “As President, I will make the fight against al-Qaida and Taliban the top priority that it should be. This is a war that we have to win,”

Obama said, “It is unacceptable that almost seven years after nearly 3,000 Americans were killed on our soil, the terrorists who attacked US on 9/11 are still at large. Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahari are recording messages to their followers and plotting more terror,”.

Obama said that Taliban controls some parts of Afghanistan and al- Qaida has an expanding base in Pakistan. He adding if another attack on our homeland comes, it will be likely from the same region where the 9\11 was planned.

Obama said, “al-Qaeda has an expanding base in Pakistan that is probably no farther from their old Afghan sanctuary than a train ride from Washington to Philadelphia,”

Obama said unless the US changes its Pakistan policy, it cannot succeed in Afghanistan or secure “our homeland”.

He added, “We must expect more of the Pakistani government, but we must offer more than a blank cheque to a general who has lost the confidence of his people. It’s time to strengthen stability by standing up for the aspirations of the Pakistani people,”

He added, “George Bush and John Mccain don’t have a strategy for success in Iraq — they have a strategy for staying in Iraq. They said we couldn’t leave when violence was up, they say we can’t leave when violence is down,”.

Their’s is an endless focus on tactics inside Iraq, with no consideration of our strategy to face threats beyond Iraq’s borders,” he said.

Obama said, “We cannot tolerate a terrorist sanctuary, and as President, I won’t. We need a stronger and sustained partnership between Afghanistan, Pakistan and NATO to secure the border, to take out terrorist camps, and to crack down on cross-border insurgents,” Obama said.

He added, “We need more troops, more helicopters, more satellites, more predator drones in the afghan border region,”



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