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Ray Reply
Brigadier,
"Musharraf has to contend with a growing perception that he is doing US bidding in the war on terror at the expenseof his country’s interests."
And what are the interests of Pakistan that contravene this goal and make impossible Pakistan's active cooperation? How is Pakistan's public interest and global standing advanced by a populace expressing such resistance? To what worthy end-goal do they instead aspire? The permanent de-stabilization of modern Afghanistan to it's advantage as a strategic rear against India?
"'Failure to fully confront Pakistan’s reluctance to crack down on the Taliban would have disastrous implications for the war on terror', she added."
Hmmm...Confront is difficult to reconcile with the development of cross-border tribal jirgas, entirely helpful only if they reach concurrence to assist the removal of taliban/al qaeda sanctuary. OTOH, decidedly unhelpful if it further unites tribal opposition to both the Pakistani and Afghani governments, which is a quite likely outcome it might seem.
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