On the recordNovember 30, 2009
Our overarching goal remains the same: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan and to prevent its capacity to threaten America and our allies in the future.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “Our overarching goal remains the same: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan and to…”
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Remarks at the United States Military Academy at West Point
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