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AfPak, after Osama
Osama bin Laden has been killed at last, but America's leaders are not saying "Mission Accomplished" in Afghanistan. Is al Qaeda still a threat in that country or is the Obama Administration's massive military commitment an example of "mission creep?"
Osama bin Laden has been killed at last, but America's leaders are not saying "Mission Accomplished" in Afghanistan. Is al Qaeda still a threat in that country or is the Obama Administration's massive military commitment an example of "mission creep?" The White House calls nuclear-armed Pakistan "a key partner in the fight against al Qaeda and terrorism." But CIA Director and prospective Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told a congressional briefing, "Either they're involved or incompetent." Did Pakistan knowingly shelter Osama? Is it a friend, a foe or an ally of necessity? We ask if it's time for the US to reassess strategy in a dangerous part of the world.