Musharraf has been pursuing a two-track policy, which is doing enough to -- sufficiently enough to kind of satisfy the U.S. on al Qaeda, but not doing enough on the Taliban, on domestic extremists. I think now you realize that you can't separate one from the other.
Discussion on Musharraf's policy regarding al Qaeda and the Taliban, highlighting the need for a unified approach.
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