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Mullen: Pakistan, corruption mar Afghan gains

By Robert Burns - The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Sep 22, 2011 12:18:47 EDT

WASHINGTON — The top military officer on Thursday accused Pakistan of “exporting violence” to Afghanistan and said this puts in jeopardy not only the frayed U.S.-Pakistani partnership against terrorism but also the prospects for a successful outcome to the decade-old war in Afghanistan.

In his final congressional testimony before retiring next week, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said success in Afghanistan is threatened not only by the Pakistani government’s support for the Haqqani network and other al-Qaida-aligned extremist groups but also by Afghan government corruption.

“If we continue to draw down forces apace while such public and systemic corruption is left unchecked,” Mullen told the Senate Armed Services Committee, “I believe we risk leaving behind a government in which we cannot reasonably expect Afghans to have faith. At best ... Read the rest of the story here.

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Do you believe should be blaming Pakistan for their support of the Haqqani network? Should we take matters into our own hands? While downrange do you feel as if the forces are battling the Taliban/al-Qaida/Haqqani network all in one?