Neighbourhood watch

US not finished with Pakistan yet

"You can match the situation with the South Waziristan operation. At the start, the US was convinced through its intelligence that all high-value targets [such as Osama bin Laden] were holed up in South Waziristan [tribal region]. Washington urged Pakistan to allow US troops to operate in the terrain to win the 'war on terror' once and for all. However, from the beginning Pakistan drew a line on its cooperation under which it fully cooperated in the hunt for militants and in defeating pro-Taliban and al-Qaeda elements, but it refused to allow US troops to operate in Pakistani territory, though on occasions Pakistan turned a blind eye on US advancement in its territory," he added.

The U.S. needs to be careful not to push Pakistan's leadership into a position of appearing to be overly acquiescent (to the U.S.), in the eyes of the Pakistani's.

Considering Condi is not solely using a discrete form of diplomacy and is also using the mega-phone to convey their requests, perhaps they want to shake Musharraf out of his precarious position?

Or perhaps building the case to bomb Iran is all important.

Either way, more conflict and the resulting death is a given.