nytimes.com — The story of how Al Qaeda has gained a new haven is in part a story of American accommodation to President Pervez Musharraf. It is also a story of how the White House shifted its sights, beginning in 2002, from counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan to preparations for the war in Iraq.
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jdkoenigJun 30, 2008
Pretty incredible. Just around the time Obama suggests we may want to cross into Pakistan, the White House decides we may just want to look into the idea. The White House simultaneously criticized him for the thought.
onyxcoltraneJun 30, 2008
FTA: The story of how Al Qaeda, whose name is Arabic for ?the base,? has gained a new haven is in part a story of American accommodation to President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, whose advisers played down the terrorist threat. It is also a story of how the White House shifted its sights, beginning in 2002, from counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan to preparations for the war in Iraq.
Closed AccountJul 2, 2008
Sure it's a failure, June was the highest lost of personnel in Afganistan, since the start of the war. Not going forward.