http://www.thenation.com/article/pakistans-challenge
Pakistan’s Challenge
by Mosharraf Zaidi
May 13, 2010 | This article appeared in the May 31, 2010 edition of The Nation.
Among the many lessons the United States may have gleaned from the story of failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, the one that may be hardest to absorb, is that America’s Pakistan problem is getting worse, not better, on President Obama’s watch. Since he took office in January 2009, there is seemingly nothing the administration hasn’t tried in its effort to contain the threat of terrorism coming from Pakistan. It has tried anger, kindness, money and love. Its desperation is palpable, with Hillary Clinton once again left to be the bad cop, sternly warning Pakistan of “severe consequences” if a successful attack is ever traced to it.
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