Osama in tribal areas of Pakistan: Obama

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NASHVILLE: White House hopeful Barack Obama has said that Osama Bin Laden is in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Democrat Obama made these remarks during second of the three presidential debates with Republican’s presidential hopeful John McCain. The debate started on the issue of ongoing US financial crisis.Both candidates admitted that American people wary of US financial crisis, adding the crisis must be brought under control. Obama termed the deregulation of financial institutions as the biggest challenge. They clashed once again on combating terrorism on the Afghan-Pakistan border. Democrat Obama, replying to a question from an audience member, said: "If we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistani government is unable or unwilling to take them out, then I think that we have to act and we will take them out.""We will kill bin Laden," vowed the Illinois senator. "We will crush Al-Qaeda, that has to be our biggest national security priority." In response, his Republican rival McCain said Obama had "announced that he will attack Pakistan." Quoting early 20th century US president Theodore Roosevelt, McCain said the commander-in-chief should "talk softly, but carry a big stick.""Senator Obama likes to talk aloud," said McCain, arguing Obama''s strategy would gain no allies in Pakistan. A cross border attack would instead rally Pakistani public opinion against the United States, the Arizona senator said. "We need to get them to work with us and turn against the Taliban and others." Cooperation would occur only "by coordinating our efforts together, not threatening to attack them," added McCain."I am not going to telegraph my punches, which is what the (Obama) did." In response, Obama noted that McCain had once sang a ditty at a campaign meeting with the words "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" and charged that the Republican had also "called for the annihilation of North Korea." "That is not an example of speaking softly," said Obama.

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