General Petraeus should be arriving in Pakistan right about now. I think it's very good timing. The man who seems to be the most able and intelligent US strategist is now in charge of US Central Command, and has launched a review of military posture and strategy regarding Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan.
The timing of the General's review could not be better. Whatever changes he proposed can be claimed by the new President-elect, and thereby, hopefully, gain political support.
It is time for the US to ratchet up the pressure on Pakistan and Iran significantly. One of the best ways to do this is to successfuly deny bases of operation in Afghanistan to the Taliban, al Qaeda, and others.
The timing could not be better, because the new Pakistani government needs to make its "with us or against us" choice right now, and Ahmadinejad looks like he may have some trouble to contend with in the next Iranian elections.
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