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Obama issues ultimatum to Pak to eliminate terror outfits | Frustrated over Islamabad's indifference in taking action against terror organizations such as Al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba, President Barack Obama has warned that the United States may be impelled to use any means at its disposal to rout insurgents based along Pak-Afghan border, if Pakistan
cannot deliver. In his letter to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Obama called for
Islamabad's closer collaboration against all extremist groups, including al-Qaeda,
the Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the Pakistani Taliban
organization known as Tehrik-e-Taliban, and warned that its use of insurgent groups
to pursue policy goals "cannot continue." Obama's letter to Zardari, delivered
through national security adviser Gen. James L. Jones, also included an offer
to help reduce tensions between Pakistan and India. During his Islamabad visit,
Jones told Pakistani officials that no matter how many more troops the Obama sends
to Afghanistan, the effort would fail unless Pakistan increases strikes against
not only Al Qaeda's leadership but also Mullah Muhammad Omar and the leadership
of the Afghan Taliban. Meanwhile, senior US officials cautioned that moves to
put too many demands before Islamabad may backfire. "We agree that no matter how
many troops you send, if the safe haven in Pakistan isn't cracked, the whole mission
is compromised. But if you make too many demands on the Pakistanis in public,
it can backfire," The New York Times quoted the official, as saying. Pointing
out the complexity of the US-Pakistan relationship, another Obama administration
official said that no success could be hoped against the Taliban unless the nature
of the relationship with Islamabad is changed. "Everyone understands this is a
complex, nuanced, critical relationship. Everyone has their eyes open, and there
are genuine concerns. But one focus now is on trying to expand cooperation," he
said. "The long-term consequences of failure there (in Pakistan) far outweigh
those in Afghanistan. We can't succeed without Pakistan," he added. |
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