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Since taking office, the president has found himself locked in a power struggle with the powerful military, which sees defense policy and relations with India and Afghanistan as its responsibility despite being nominally under civilian control.

Military chiefs have objected to his friendly overtures toward India and his acceptance of a multibillion dollar U.S. aid bill that came with conditions they feared imposed controls over the army.

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Associated Press writer Asif Shahzad contributed to this report.

© 2009

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  • Posted By: jbz7879 @ 07/10/2009 5:29:25 PM

    this is a non constitutional war obama is fighting against pakistan-its not taliban but pakisttan is the target and it is a shameless political and army facade -
    pathateic
    and immoral
    and unlawful too

    only god will teach him a lesson

  • Posted By: jbz7879 @ 06/12/2009 12:00:22 PM

    what is there to strike in usa -a black man born in africa who is posing to be a semi-muslim -lolz

  • Posted By: jbz7879 @ 06/12/2009 11:59:02 AM

    i will never live in usa or even send my dog to live there -mesmer -go drown yourself in hoover dam -as for dementia your lexicon is that of a rabid dog -as for sea usa will soon be floating in a sea of bankruptcy with chinese lifeboats to save you -but i think they will not take rabid mesmerized imbeciles on board

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