Ally and Obstacle in the War on Terror

Five Years After 9/11, Pakistan's Cooperation Remains Critical

By GRETCHEN PETERS

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 7, 2006 — In the five years since Sept. 11, 2001, Pakistan has become simultaneously America's most important ally in the global war on terror and the greatest obstacle to winning it.

Sometimes it's hard to come to grips with that inherent contradiction. >>>cont

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