_________________________________. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta issued the defense of strikes Wednesday during a visit to New Delhi. He says Washington has always made it very clear that it will defend itself,and that the strikes also benefit the Pakistani people who are often the targets of insurgents.美国国防部部长帕内塔在周三出访新德里时宣布了这项防御性作战计划。他表示，华盛顿方面一直都很清楚这项行动不仅能保障其自身国家安全，也能保护经常成为恐怖袭击目标的巴基斯坦人民。 Meanwhile,Panetta acknowledged both India and the United States need to overcome deep differences with Pakistan. Anjana Pasricha reports.同时，帕内塔承认，美国与印度都需要解决与巴基斯坦存在的严重分歧。Anjana Pasricha 报道
