Petraeus to consider Pakistan criticisms

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Petraeus to consider Pakistan criticisms
By Stephen Graham - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 4, 2008 6:28:17 EST

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Washington’s new top war general said he would consider rising Pakistani criticism of U.S. missile strikes on suspected militant targets in the Muslim nation’s unstable border regions.

Pakistani military and government leaders told Gen. David Petraeus that such cross-border strikes fanned anti-American sentiment in an allied country considered vital to success in the war on terror. Petraeus was likely to hear more of the same in meetings set for Tuesday.

In an interview with CNN, Petraeus confirmed the Pakistani criticisms in Monday’s sessions.

“In fact, we got certain messages with each of those we talked to today and some of those were very clear and we have to take those on board,” CNN quoted Petraeus as saying. “The tone of the conversation was very frank and very forthright, as it should be,” he added later.

Petraeus was in Pakistan as part of his first international trip since taking over U.S. Central Command last week. He has met with President Asif Ali Zardari and army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani among other senior leaders so far.


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