Re: Pakistan: Ally or Liability?

Description: Armitage thinks we're missing the point on Pakistan.

Transcript: They are an ally, I think, in the fight against Al Qaeda. There’s no question of that. There are mixed views in Pakistan about the Taliban. And there’s a different scene, I think, in many corners of Iraq between Al Qaeda, who are foreigners, and Taliban who are primarily Pashtun if not exclusively Pashtun, a large tribe in Pakistan as well. So the answer is they are an ally sometimes, and they’re a worry sometimes.

Recorded on: 9/14/07