Thursday, May 06, 2010

Petraeus Speaks on Terrorism and Afghanistan - Video

Gen. David Petraeus speaks to Andrea Mitchell on Afghanistan and terrorists. Petraeus says the transition, scheduled for July 2011, is still on track. Petraeus says that Iran is what keeps him up at night. He says repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell takes time.
Hamid Karzai is visiting Obama May 12.

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Petraeus, who was recently in Pakistan, says terrorists want to be transnational and they are quickly adapting to new ways of terrorizing. What I want to know is why there isn't a photo of Faisal Shahzad angry and frowning man. He's smiling in all of his photos.

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Pakistanis in Shahzad's village believe Shahzad is part of a U.S. plot to defame Pakistan, which shows how disconnected and mistrustful Pakistanis are of the U.S. Shahzad's father was a prominent military official.

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