BARACK OBAMA: "Thegoal that weseekisachievable, andcan be expressedsimply: Nosafe haven from which al-Qaidaoritsaffiliatescanlaunch attacks against our homeland or ourallies."
"We will strengthen Pakistan's capacity to target those groups that threaten our countries and have made it clear that we cannot tolerate a safe haven for terrorists whose location is known and whose intentions are clear,".
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It was both our outward and inward appearance, both oursafehaven and our source of discomfort.