Maj. Gen. Benjamin Freakley seems to think along the same lines as John Negroponte :
U.S. Gen.: Insurgent chief in Pakistan
As does Maj. Gen. Freakley’s boss, Lt. Gen Karl Eikenberry :
Taliban step up cross-border attacks: U.S. military
All of which is neither here nor there as to quote Sec. State Rice

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I think Pakistan has been an excellent ally