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...President Bill Clinton's troubleshooter in the Balkans in the 1990s, Holbrooke handled one tough assignment after another. But his present one is even harder. "Pakistan is where some of the world's biggest problems come together--international terrorism, the nuclear threat, the question of democracy in the Muslim world, drugs," says Bruce Riedel, a Brookings Institution expert who advised the Obama campaign on South Asia. "On top of that, it is central to winning the war in Afghanistan...
...equipped to deal with an insurgency. "For 60 years, the Pakistani army has prepared to fight the Battle of El Alamein against India on the dusty plains of Punjab," says Riedel. "It's never really thought about how to deal with enemies within its borders." Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, its long-range missiles, fighter jets and tanks are for the most part useless against internal enemies...
Disturbingly, the one area in which the U.S. has absolutely no influence is the security of Pakistan's nukes. The military won't let the U.S. anywhere near the arsenal. So the only way to avoid the nightmare of nuclear weapons in the hands of extremists is to trust in the Pakistani military's safeguards--and pray that Zardari and Kayani get serious about eliminating the extremists...
...mandate. Especially after last November's terrorist attacks on Mumbai--blamed on a Pakistan-based group with long links to Islamabad's intelligence services--any hint of a concession to Pakistan would be hugely unpopular in India. The U.S. has some cards to play: it can offer India nuclear technology under a deal signed by the Bush Administration, closer cooperation on counterterrorism, and military assistance. But if a Pakistan-based group mounts another terrorist strike on Indian soil, the U.S. can kiss goodbye any lingering hope that New Delhi will do much to help ease tensions in the region...
...Almost all of our major weapons programs and related programs are overscheduled and over-budgeted.” During his time at the Pentagon under the Clinton administration, Carter was responsible for national security policy on arms control in the former Soviet Union and oversight of the U.S. nuclear arsenal and missile defense programs. Carter now co-directs the Preventive Defense Project—a collaborative research effort between Harvard and Stanford—with former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry. Former Dean of the Kennedy School Joseph S. Nye, who has been offered the position of U.S. ambassador...