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Bush Aide: Military Could Go Into Pakistan

White House Adviser Says Operations Within Pakistan Possible If Musharraf Fails To Stop Al Qaeda

CBS/AP) The U.S. would consider military force if necessary to stem al Qaeda's growing ability to use its hideout in Pakistan to launch terrorist attacks, a White House aide said Sunday.

The president's homeland security adviser, Fran Townsend, said the U.S. was committed first and foremost to working with Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, in his efforts to control militants in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. But she indicated the U.S. was ready to take additional measures.