Gen. Wesley Clark Says Purpose Of Afghanistan Mission Is To Prevent Emergence Of A Terrorist State

"What's the purpose in Afghanistan? Well, it's not to defeat Al-Qaeda because they're largely not there," said retired General Wesley Clark Tuesday. "It seems to me that what we seek there is to prevent the emergence of a terrorist state that would physically harbor Al-Qaeda and use it's diplomatic and legal authorities as weapons against the very international system of which it's a member." (0:33)
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