Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari (R) at a meeting with Richard Holbrooke (C), special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Islamabad on April 6. Zardari told them his country was fighting terror for its survival. (AFP/HO/Ho)From Yahoo News/AFP:
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – The United States' military commander and regional troubleshooter Tuesday held key talks in Pakistan, where President Asif Ali Zardari told them his country was fighting terror for its survival.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Richard Holbrooke, special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, arrived late Monday for talks on Washington's sweeping new strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda and its allies.
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My Comment: They may say that they are fighting for their survival .... but on the ground they are more concerned about retrieving territory from India and supporting Taliban suicide attackers in Afghanistan. I am not impressed.