White House: Text of President Obama's remarks on his meeting with the Presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The headline remarks are the following, " We meet today as three sovereign nations joined by a common goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and its extremist allies in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their ability to operate in either country in the future. And to achieve that goal, we must deny them the space to threaten the Pakistani, Afghan, or American people. And we must also advance security and opportunity, so that Pakistanis and Afghans can pursue the promise of a better life......The security of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United States are linked. In the weeks that have followed, that truth has only been reinforced. Al Qaeda and its allies have taken more lives in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and have continued to challenge the democratically-elected governments of the two Presidents standing here today. Meanwhile, al Qaeda plots against the American people -- and people around the world -- from their safe haven along the border......Every day, we see evidence of the future that al Qaeda and its allies offer. It's a future filled with violence and despair. It's a future without opportunity or hope. That's not what the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan want, and it's not what they deserve. The United States has a stake in the future of these two countries. We have learned, time and again, that our security is shared. It is a lesson that we learned most painfully on 9/11, and it is a lesson that we will not forget. " I think its safe to say Bush 43 could have stated those words. The reality is that Obama has two Diem's on his hands, he needs them but they are weak within their own countries. The main worry is Pakistan will lose control of its nuclear weapons, the Army of Pakistan has stated that they are safe, but it can be postulated that neither Afghanistan or Pakistan are safe bets, more risky poker and the fact that the West could lose big time.
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