Pakistan won’t be increasing its offensive against domestic militants this year.
The problem with this stance is that nothing’s really being done to destroy Taliban bases in western Pakistan, so the surge in Afghanistan is unlikely to succeed.
Moreover, the continuing Pakistani obsession with India means most of the army remains deployed along the border with India.
It’s a clear snub to the Administration, and a frank recognition that the government in Islamabad is too weak to take the kind of risks US officials are demanding.
The US has very little leverage and no willingness to take the Afghan war over the border.
So, the drones will be bombing and nothing much will change.
Gorilla thinks: “We’re getting Swatted out of the park!”
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