"On Wednesday, Obama vowed to be a staunch advocate of Israel and paid tribute to the long struggle to create the Jewish state. 'We know that we cannot relent, we cannot yield, and as president, I will never compromise when it comes to Israel's security,' he said."
--USA Today, June 4, 2008
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-06-04-jewish-voters_N.htm
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"Questions linger over Obama's Asia policy"
June 8, 2008
Full article published in Agence France-Presse (AFP), at:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jShwuqnxxBtcmyMxGqcVGoXZH5Lw
"...Obama has also vowed that he would pursue Al-Qaeda militants into Pakistan, with or without Islamabad's permission, if he had strong intelligence the group was planning an attack on the United States.
"Even back in 2004, when he was campaigning to enter the Senate, Obama said he would consider military action in Pakistan to destroy nuclear weapons there should the then-military ruler Pervez Musharraf be overthrown in a coup.
"US-backed Musharraf has since hung up his military uniform although he remains president..."
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