Barack Obama: “I want the Pakistani people to understand that America is not simply…”

On the recordMay 5, 2009

I want the Pakistani people to understand that America is not simply against terrorism, we are on the side of their hopes and their aspirations.

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Remarks Following a Meeting With President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan

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