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Obama won't back Mullen's claim on Pakistan
Obama was asked on a radio show on Friday about Adm Mike Mullen's claim that the Haqqani network "acts as a veritable arm" of Pakistan's intelligence agency.
The president said Mullen's statement "expressed frustration" over the insurgent havens in Pakistan. But Obama said "the intelligence is not as clear as we might like in terms of what exactly that relationship is." Obama added that whether Pakistan's ties with the Haqqani network are active or passive, Pakistan has to deal with it.
The administration already had sought to tone down Mullen's claim. Obama spoke on "The Michael Smerconish Program."
AP
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Story first published: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 16:01 [IST]