Bush Praises Pakistan Just Hours After a U.S. Strike
                   
nytimes.com     08-Aug-2008          

By STEVEN LEE MYERS; ISMAIL KHAN CONTRIBUTED REPORTING FROM PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, PIR ZUBAIR SHAH FROM ISLAMABAD, AND ERIC SCHMITT FROM WASHINGTON. President Bush on Monday praised Pakistan's commitment to fighting extremists along its deteriorating border with Afghanistan, only hours after an American missile strike destroyed what American and Pakistani officials described as a militant outpost in the region, killing at least six fighters. Mr. Bush, meeting with Pakistan's prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, at the White House, sought to minimize growing concerns that Pakistan's willingness to fight extremists was waning, allowing the Taliban and Al Qaeda to regroup inside Pakistan and plan new attacks there and beyond. Senior American officials, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice just three days ago, publicly... [read full story]                    


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