The Fractures That Breed Danger

"Many in Washington are outraged that America's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, was hiding in plain sight just two hours' drive from Pakistan's capital. But calls to punish Pakistan are premature and petty at best, and dangerous at worst.

The problem is that there is no longer an entity that can credibly claim to be Pakistan. There is neither truth nor justice in the claim that the Pakistani people are responsible for hiding Mr. bin Laden. In fact, it is moot as to whether the Pakistani government itself can be blamed. The state seems to be at war with itself, the lack of trust between different arms of Pakistani governance rivaling the distrust between the United States and Pakistan...."

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