Decoding Pakistan’s Double Game
5th May 2011
After ten years of forbearance—and about $20 billion of aid—it’s time for Washington to stop accepting Islamabad’s excuses. Declaring Pakistan a terrorist state may be a step too far, but America can step up its demands for Pakistan to stop sitting on its hands and take immediate action against the infamous Haqqani Network, responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American soldiers in Eastern Afghanistan. It should also demand the capture of al Zawahiri and the Taliban’s Mullah Omar. The alternative: stepped up drone attacks and Special Forces operations on Pakistani territory, and a green light for India to take unilateral action of its own against the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai massacre.