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US insists on tougher action against Qaeda
The Bush administration said on Wednesday it will insist on a tougher approach to fighting Al Qaeda in Pakistan, acknowledging that a strategy pushed by Musharraf had not worked. Theres no doubt that more aggressive steps need to be taken, White House spokesman Tony Snow said. President Musharraf attempted to engage in...carrot diplomacy with tribal leaders in the tribal areas and it didnt work, Snow said. So what you have to do when something doesnt work is you have to fix it, and thats whats going on now. The strategy had created an opportunity for Qaeda to find safe haven, he said. Posted by: Fred 2007-07-19 |
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