Posted on 10/06/2009 1:21:16 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
MCLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed the United States would keep relentless pressure on al Qaeda and ensure extremist networks, which he called a "principle" threat, do not find safe havens overseas.
"We know that al Qaeda and its extremist allies threaten us from different corners of the globe -- from Pakistan but also from East Africa and Southeast Asia; from Europe and the Gulf," Obama said in a visit to the National Counterterrorism Center.
"And that's why we're applying focused and relentless pressure on al Qaeda," he said, citing intelligence-sharing, disruption of terrorism financing, and attacks on al Qaeda's leadership.
Obama spoke in an operations center called "the bat cave," as his administration works on a new Afghanistan strategy that is partly aimed at defeating Taliban extremists and al Qaeda.
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Has he found OBL yet?
His talk is so cheap.
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) speaks to workers during his visit to the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Virginia, October 6, 2009. With Obama are Michael Leiter, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (L) and Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence. REUTERS/Jason Reed
They will find him in the same location as his real birth certificate.
U.S. President Barack Obama waves to doctors in attendance from across the country after making remarks on the need for health insurance reform in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, October 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Young
"...I'll get right on that, Tomorrow!"
We know that al Qaeda and its extremist allies threaten us from different corners of the globe — from Pakistan but also from East Africa and Southeast Asia; from Europe and the Gulf,” Obama said in a visit to the National Counterterrorism Center.
TRANSLATION:
I AM LOSING THE WAR OF WORDS ON AFGHANISTAN, SO I AM TRYING TO GET YOU TO FOCUS ELSEWHERE ON THE WAR ON TERRO -— WAIT, I DIDN”T MEAN WAR ON TERROR SINCE THERE IS NONE.
Obama is parsing his words carefully. He knows well that America’s enemy is islamofascism. He just doesn’t have the juice to stand up and take a stand.
What about Iraq and Afghanistan? For some reason, they weren’t mentioned. Nothing of Iran or North Korea. Hmmm!
Paging Jack Bauer .. Jack Bauer Line 3.. It’s Chloe..
Unless it involves the Olympics or socialism in the guise of health reform or something he would rather focus on.
For what? To fill his empty cabinet posts or new czar positions in his administration?
OMG!
He always says exactly the opposite of what he intends. We’re in for a nasty string of developements.
He’s like his Arab bretheren. His hyperbole knows no bounds. His talk is always amazingly more than he intends to do. Liar.
If there’s no war on terrorism, why do we need the National Counterterrorism Center.
“Thats A Lie”
Its a two sided toy sword...
How do you do it without a CIA or a military?
Let alone your personal alignment, mr obama, is with your mulims brother here at home and your muslim nation abroad/
Guaranteed results will be in the obama court.
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