mack/misophist - Maybe I'm wrong, but I think Musharraf named himself president. Doesn't that make him a dictator?

Are you saying that some of the security forces support the Taliban and some support Musharraf? If so, why not join forces with those loyal to Musharraf and wipe out the Taliban and other terrorists. Is it because Musharraf is only kept in power by the U.S. and that Pakistanis do not generally support Musharraf?

If this is so, it is obvious that we will never win a war in Afghanistan as long as the Taliban and others can recruit and train in Pakistan.