Foreign Affairs Columnist, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Foreign Affairs Columnist, and Associate Editor of the Editorial pages, for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, she has written a series of columns examining post-9/11 accomplishments and setbacks
PROFILE
Elizabeth Sullivan
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FROM Elizabeth Sullivan
To the Point
The US and Pakistan in the War on Terror Standing at the White House with President Pervez Musharraf today, President Bush said he was "taken aback" to learn that a US official threatened Pakistan after September 11. Despite that warm embrace, there are serious questions about what's been called a crucial alliance in the war against terror. Afghanistan has complained that Pakistan's recent deal with tribal leaders is a green light for the Taliban. Musharraf took power in a military coup and he's now caught between a drive for westernization and Islamic extremism. Pakistan is getting massive amounts of American aid, but will his divided country allow Musharraf to be a reliable partner?
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