Pakistan: The Real Central Front in the War on Terrorism
Two seemingly unrelated BBC headlines from February may hold the key to the way ahead for our strategy in Afghanistan. From Pakistan, Prime Minister Raza Gilani said that "Pakistan would like to engage with the U.S. to build a new global strategic consensus for peace, security and stability in the region." From Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said "he would welcome talks with the U.S. as long as they were based on ' mutual respect.'"
