Terrorism was hurting us way before Iraq or September 11. And how do we fight them? How do we get rid of them, other than going after them?
Hamid Karzai: “Terrorism was hurting us way before Iraq or September 11. And how do we fight them? How do we get rid of them, other…”
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Karzai emphasizes the need to confront terrorism proactively.
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