Tom Carper actually said...

To the extent that the Pakistani military has driven out the bad guys and gotten them on the run--we have a lot of people displaced.

I think it was Einstein who said in adversity lies opportunity.

this was maybe a unique opportunity--hopefully not the only opportunity--for some kind of rapprochement between Pakistan and India

I believe the President's combined civil-military strategies are our best hope to turn the tide in Afghanistan and Pakistan.