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Barack Obama: I am gravely concerned about the situation in Pakistan not because I think that they're immediately going to be overrun…

On the recordApril 28, 2009
I am gravely concerned about the situation in Pakistan not because I think that they're immediately going to be overrun and the Taliban would take over in Pakistan, more concerned that the civilian government there right now is very fragile.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama shares his concerns about the fragility of the civilian government in Pakistan amidst rising Taliban influence.

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