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October 7, 2011

Obama Echoes Mullen on Pakistan-Militant Ties 
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At the White House, President Obama weighed in on U.S. ties with
Pakistan, saying he agrees with Admiral Mike Mullen's recent claim that
Pakistani intelligence has ties to the militant group blamed for a
series of attacks inside Afghanistan.

President Obama: "What we've tried to persuade Pakistan of is that it is
in their interest to have a stable Afghanistan; that they should not be
feeling threatened by a stable, independent Afghanistan. We've tried to
get conversations between Afghans and Pakistanis going more effectively
than they have been in the past. But we've — we've still got more
work to do. And there is no doubt that there's some connections that the
Pakistani military and intelligence services have with certain
individuals that we find troubling. And I've said that publicly and I've
said it privately to Pakistani officials as well."



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