The U.S. government faced reality concerning Pakistan long ago. There's a difference between knowing something and publicly blasting someone for it.
Fair enough. But if the Bush admin knows the reality about Pakistan, then why have they not pressed Musharraf even privately to give access to A.Q.Khan, clean up his education system etc?
The lack of results in these areas show that Musharraf doesn't take our concerns seriously. We know that a public hint gets results.
That's why I said that our current policy is "Musharraf can do no wrong."
Alright then me put it this way : I wonder just for how long can the US afford to molly coddle Musharraf even as it sees the reality. And just how long is the US ready to wait and watch (inspite of knowing the reality) and allow Musharraf to have his way (i.e do nothing but provide lip service and support terrorists thru' the back door) before it decided that enough is enough and Musharraf needs a public blasting. Cos by then public blasting wouldnt be much use if Pakistan pulls an Iran on u guys.