Posted on 05/06/2009 5:00:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
US President Barack Obama has said after meeting his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts that they are united in the goal of defeating al-Qaeda.
Speaking in Washington, Mr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.
He also pledged greater resources to help civilians in both countries and try to avoid civilian casualties.
Dozens of civilians are thought to have died in US air strikes on Taleban targets in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she "deeply, deeply" regretted the deaths, adding that the US would work hard to avoid such "loss of innocent life".
Meanwhile, Pakistan's army was engaged in bloody operations to reverse a Taleban advance in its northern provinces on Wednesday.
The bottom line at the summit was more American troops for Afghanistan and more aid for Pakistan, with the Obama administration deepening its involvement in the search for stability, the BBC's Kevin Connolly reports from Washington.
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Of course they are, however now that GWB is no longer POTUS, we aren't.
Zero is looney; but that’s his key ingredient. Unity.
The Taliban are not al-qaeda.
Words of a true statesman. /s
I believe that has been the goal since the beginning of hostilities.
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