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We are at crossroads in Pakistan: US
Added: (Fri Oct 23 2009)
We are at crossroads in Pakistan: US
More aggressive action" in Pakistan's tribal region to deny sanctuary to al-Qaeda and Taliban may be a "good thing" but it should not take the focus away from Afghanistan where the US army should be given "all the resources" needed, a senior Republican lawmaker has said.
"We are at a crossroads in Pakistan," Senator Kit Bond said on the floor of the House in a speech in which he favoured the approach of General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, to send more troops to the war-torn country.
He said the US should encourage Pakistan to reclaim their national sovereignty in the tribal areas and provide the stability and security "that is the right of a people to expect from their government.
"I believe I speak for many of my colleagues when I say we should expect more from our allies to whom we give so much," Bond said adding, "but they need to hear that we are serious about our mission there as well."
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