dismantle

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I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future.

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  1. transitive verb To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
  2. transitive verb To put an end to in a gradual systematic way: dismantling the cumbersome regulations for interstate trucking.
  3. transitive verb To strip of furnishings or equipment: dismantled the house before knocking it down.
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  • He was flanked by the two leaders when he spoke to the press afterwards:   We meet today as three sovereign nations joined by a common goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and its extremist allies in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their ability to operate in either country in the future.
  • They point out that the "core goal of the United States" in the blueprint's own words, "must be to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and its safe havens in Pakistan." —  EurasiaNet
  • At the same Armed Service hearing, Defense Undersecretary Michèle Flournoy explained, "Our strategic goal is very clear: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaeda and its extremist allies." —  The American Prospect Articles
  • President Obama wants the American public to understand "that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan."
  • Barack Obama: Our goal is 'to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida' —  The Guardian World News
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  1. Obsolete French desmanteler, to raze fortifications round a town, from Old French : des-, dis- + (em)manteler, to cover with a coat, shelter (ultimately from mantel, cloak; see mantle).

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  1. from Old French desmanteller, take off one's cloak, raze or beat down the wall of a fortress, dismantle, French démanteler = Spanish Portuguese desmantelar = Italian dismantellare, smantellare; as dis- privative + mantle: see dis- and mantle.
 

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