Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, said the attack on the base in Rawalpindi – close to the capital Islamabad – offered “another reminder that extremists . . . are increasingly threatening the authority of the state”. But she added: “We see no evidence they are going to take over.”
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c31b842-b692-11de-8a28-00144feab49a.html
Comment:
Notwithstanding semantics,the bottom line is Pakistan is a failed state,which can not run its affairs.Too many power centers,ISI,Army,Civilian Government(?),Taliban,Al Qaeda; it does not know who to take orders from.Under the circumstances, it is in the interest of the world, an international force may be kept in Pakistan and help what is left of Civil Government ,save Pakistan and the world.
Man, I would love to get some more posts about this topic. Thanks alot.