Obama: "I Never Called For An Invasion Of Pakistan"

The Politico:

When Obama's big terrorism speech last week made headlines for its threat of military action in Pakistan, and won plaudits for its meatiness and detail, I wondered whether the main impression America would get from it would be that he's a fresh voice on foreign policy; or that he wants to invade Pakistan.

Judging from two appearances in western Iowa yesterday, the latter seems to have come across pretty clearly. Obama responded with criticism of the media, and an extended restatement of his five-part plan, after the second question, in Sioux City "in regards to the invasion of Afghanistan and Pakistan." (Above, with apologies for video quality.)

"The misreporting that was done needs to be cleared up," Obama said. "I never called for an invasion of Pakistan."

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