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The Pentagon has assured Pakistan of its long-term strategic commitment to the country. Press Secretary Geoff Morrell in a briefing to media in Washington said, We must manifest to the Pakistani government and people that we are there for the long haul. We are not going to abandon them again as we did years ago when the Pressler Amendment froze us out of contacts with the Pakistani government and military. He said the US worked closely with the Pakistani government to ensure that they have the tools necessary to implement an effective counterinsurgency. Morrell contested the credibility of Taliban's claims about Baitullah being alive.
