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WASHINGTON — President Bush, who last week said Pakistani sovereignty prevents U.S. forces from searching for Osama bin Laden in that nation, insisted on Wednesday he would send forces there to capture or kill al-Qaida leaders if solid intelligence information pinpointed them in that country.

"Absolutely," Bush said when asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer if he would give the order under those circumstances.

The comment came five days after Bush cited Pakistan's sovereignty as a prohibition against searching for al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan.

Blitzer asked Bush on Wednesday whether he would send troops in despite Pakistan's claims of sovereignty.

"We would take the action necessary to bring them to justice," the president replied.

U.S. officials have privately complained about sporadic cooperation on the part of Pakistani officials in hunting al-Qaida leaders.

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, in New York for the United Nations General Assembly session, said Wednesday that he would not allow U.S. troops into Pakistan to kill or capture bin Laden.

"No," he said. "We wouldn't like to allow that at all.We will do it ourselves.We would like to do it ourselves."

Musharraf said his country has a solid track record in dealing with terrorist leaders.

"We have been, whenever we locate anybody, and there have been many such occasions where we have located al-Qaida or Taliban activity, we have struck, and we have struck with good force, very successfully," he said. "We will carry that on our side of the border."

Bush and Musharraf are scheduled to meet Friday at the White House.

Bush's tough talk about potential action within Pakistan stood in contrast to his comments at a Rose Garden news conference last Friday when he downplayed the possibility of sending U.S. forces into Pakistan to track down bin Laden or other al-Qaida leaders.

"In order for us to send thousands of troops into a sovereign nation we've got to be invited by the government of Pakistan," Bush said.