Musharraf: Look to terrorism roots (says Iraq war a big mistake)

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says the fight against global terrorism needs to move beyond military action and address the root causes of militant extremism.

"I see the war on terrorism in two dimensions," Musharraf told reporters Monday following a meeting in London with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

"The first dimension is its immediate dimension and that is on fighting terror head-on militarily," he said. "And then there is there is the strategic long-term dimension and that is getting at the core of what creates terrorists, what creates an extremist, militant environment which then leads on to terrorism.... That is the resolution of political disputes."

Musharraf's comments come one day after he told CNN in an interview that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a mistake that has made the world a more dangerous place.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/06/musharraf.london/index.html

Well, THEY must now be against us too. Bring it on, Pakishtannibals!

[Cocoa]

1. all right, Musharraf

you just got yourself added to the Axis of Evil.

(apologies to Will Ferrell).

[Moderator]

2. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1047471