Obama: We'd raid Pakistan again if militant found

[demmiblue]

Source: MSNBC

LONDON — President Barack Obama said he would approve a new incursion into Pakistan if the United States found another leading militant there, he said in a BBC interview broadcast on Sunday.

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Asked if Obama would do the same again if the United States discovered another "high-value target" in Pakistan or another country, such as a senior al-Qaida member or Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar, he said he would "take the shot."

"We are very respectful of the sovereignty of Pakistan. But we cannot allow someone who is actively planning to kill our people or our allies' people, we can't allow those kind of active plans to come to fruition without us taking some action," Obama told the BBC.

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The president told the BBC's "Andrew Marr Show" that he hoped the raid would be "a wake-up call where we start seeing a more effective cooperative relationship" with Pakistan, an important but awkward ally in Washington's fight against al-Qaida-inspired terrorism.


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[alp227]

1. video of full interview

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13442119

[demmiblue]

3. Thank you.

:hi:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. "We are very respectful of the sovereignty of Pakistan." But, we'll kill your people if we want to.

:crazy: