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American troops can’t enter Pakistan without invitation: Bush

WASHINGTON: US President George Bush said on Friday that Pakistan is a “sovereign” country and US troops cannot enter Pakistan in the hunt for Osama bin Laden unless they are invited to do so. At a news conference at the White House, Bush said that if the US wants to send its troops into Pakistan in pursuit of bin Laden, it will have to be invited by the government of Pakistan to do so. Bush added, “There is a kind of urban myth in Washington about how this administration hasn’t stayed focused on bin Laden. We’ve been on the hunt till we bring him to justice. We’re doing it in a smart fashion. We are.” The president said, “And I look forward to talking to President Musharraf. He doesn’t like Al Qaeda. They tried to kill him. And he has a good record of bringing people to justice inside of Pakistan because the Paks are in the lead. They know the stakes about dealing with a violent form of ideological extremism.” khalid hasan

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