The Gathering Storm?

Most such discussions start with a broad survey of the environment followed by criticism of the policies being implemented and finally the conclusion is reached that either the government or external forces or both acting in collusion are responsible. The questions that are asked repeatedly are whether Pakistan is fighting its own war or someone else’s war, whether the US is helping Pakistan or destabilizing it to take out the nuclear capability and of course the all important question---what should Pakistan do? A positive starting point is that Pakistan has an elected government that is now in control.