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India-Pakistan
Obama Rules out US Troops in Pakistan
2009-03-29
President Barack Obama says he will consult with Pakistan's leaders before going after terrorist hideouts in their country.
So much for the invasion ...
He also wants Pakistan to be more accountable, but is ruling out deploying U.S. troops there. In Obama's words, his Afghanistan strategy "does not change the recognition of Pakistan as a sovereign government."

In an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation," the president discusses the tenuous security situation in that region. He says, "Unless we get a handle on it now, we're gonna be in trouble."

Obama adds that his new strategy is "not going to be an open-ended commitment of infinite resources" from the United States. He has ordered 4,000 more troops to the war zone as well as hundreds of civilians and increased aid.
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