Carl Levin actually said...

the immediate internal threat of Taliban extremism was greater than any external threat.

unless Pakistan's leaders, both civilian and military, commit in deeds and words to eliminating the threat from militant extremists...

Well, I have got to tell you, if they do not want us to do this, they should flat out tell us privately.

We place an extremely high priority on working with Pakistan against groups that pose a direct threat to our troops.