Today's attack demonstrates the grave and urgent threat that al Qaeda and its affiliates pose to the United States, to Pakistan, and to the security of all nations.
Barack Obama: “Today's attack demonstrates the grave and urgent threat that al Qaeda and its affiliates pose to the United States, to…”
On the recordSeptember 19, 2008
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Statement of Sen. Obama on the Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
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