American pressure on Islamabad to crack down on insurgents threatens to split the military in two.
A post-Musharraf Pakistan faces a future that could include military coups, growing extremism, a potential collapse of the state or a move toward rogue-nation status. There is no easy fix for Islamabad.
Can Kabul be saved? More troops are on the way, but a one-size-fits-all surge is not enough. We also need to change our tactics.
Sometimes our procedures do more harm than good. Pakistan may heal best on its own.