[HAL9000]

In the article above, Bhutto said it may be necessary for U.S. forces to enter the tribal areas and engage the al-Qaida and Taliban camps.

If Musharraf expects our support, he'd better make a similar accommodation.

[Neu Pragmatist]

It’s a very delicate balance , that apparently only Musharraf has been able to handle thus far .

Who’s to say he hasn’t made similar accomodations ? I suspect he has gone way out of his way risking his own life to accomodate us . There have been several attempts on him as well ...

[Tlaloc]

"We're in a game of chicken with this military dictator: he warns us not to pursue terrorists across the border with Afghanistan, not to strike their bases on his territory because it could cause his government to fall and an even less friendly figure to take his job. But we have to make clear to him that he is of no use to us if he allows the Taliban and Al Qaeda to use his territory with impunity." - Mike Huckabee

[Greysard]

If Musharraf expects our support, he'd better make a similar accommodation.

He'd accommodated the USA if he could. But the reality is once the US Army starts working on Taliban areas (20% of the country) the other 80%, along with the nukes, fall to the Pakistani mullahs (who raised and taught the Taliban to begin with.)

And I read what Mike said that it isn't an excuse. Well, this just betrays lack of political skill on Mike's part. He wants the whole problem solved, right now, or else! He can want all he wants, but those are the cards, and your choice of moves is limited. Musharraf is not a nice guy to be sure, but he is a very good politician who managed to keep the lid on that mad kettle for so many years and hardly killing anyone. This is why every country in the region supports him, openly or not - they have no choice. Mike threatening him just sounds silly and proves what many suspected about him.