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Obama: Terrorists Are Operating In Pakistan

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At his news conference Monday evening, President Obama said there is "no doubt" that "there are safe havens where terrorists are operating" in the Fatah region of Pakistan and in the mountainous regions along the border of Afghanistan.

He said that envoy to the region Richard Holbrooke will "deliver a message to Pakistan that they are endangered as much as we are by the continuation of those operations and that we've got to work in a regional fashion to root out those safe havens."

"It's not acceptable for Pakistan or for us to have folks who, with immunity, will kill innocent men, women, and children," he added.

The president signaled that he has some faith in the Pakistani government when it comes to handling terrorists.

I believe that the new government of Pakistan and Mr. Zardari cares deeply about getting control of this situation and we want to be effective partners with them on that issue," he said.

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