10-08-2009, 09:35 PM
<b>Obama focusing on al-Qaida, not Taliban</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is prepared to accept some Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's political future and will determine how many more U.S. troops to send to the war based only on keeping al-Qaida at bay, a senior administration official said Thursday.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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