Jan 2008 Barack Obama's plan for AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN

Run time: 01:42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTwUAAmRuNM   Posted on YouTube: January 05, 2008 By YouTube Member: AskObamaNow Views on YouTube: 42098   Posted on DU: May 07, 2011 By DU Member: democracy1st Views on DU: 179

 
In his own words: Barack Obama describes his views toward AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN.

30 Apr 09 Obama says Pakistan is toughest US challenge - Wasterboarding Is torture!

In a wide-ranging press conference on his 100th day in office Barack Obama, the US president, has indicated that instability in Pakistan is becoming the toughest foreign policy problem he is facing.

He said the US had a huge security interest in seeing that Pakistan did not become a militant state and that the us would take steps to secure Pakistans nuclear weapons in a crisis.

Al Jazeeras Rob Reynolds reports.

http://youtu.be/C82bV7PN0f0


Barack Obama will strike al-Qaeda targets in Pakistan

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said on Wednesday the United States must be willing to strike al Qaeda targets inside Pakistan, adopting a tough tone after a chief rival accused him of naivete in foreign policy. Obama's stance comes amid debate in Washington over what to do about a resurgent al Qaeda and Taliban in areas of northwest Pakistan that President Pervez Musharraf has been unable to control, and concerns that new recruits are being trained there for a September 11-style attack against the United States. Obama said if elected in November 2008 he would be willing to attack inside Pakistan with or without approval from the Pakistani government, a move that would likely cause anxiety in the already troubled region. "If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will," Obama said. The Illinois Democrat is trying to convince Americans he has the foreign policy heft to be president after a rival candidate, New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton, questioned his readiness to be commander in chief.

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0132206420070801



http://youtu.be/5P-Jvobd3-8