A Pakistani tank takes part in a military operation against militants in Buner district on May 3, 2009. The rise in Islamist militancy in Pakistan could become the biggest threat to world peace since the Cuban missile crisis, a former senior US diplomat said here Thursday. (AFP/File)From The Washington Post:
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Pakistan is on the brink of chaos, and Congress is in a critical position: U.S. lawmakers can hasten that fateful process, halt it or even help turn things around. The speed and conditions with which Congress provides emergency aid to Islamabad will affect the Pakistani government and army's ability and will to resist the Taliban onslaught. It will also affect America's image in Pakistan and the region. Pakistanis are looking for evidence of the long-term U.S. commitment about which President Obama has spoken.
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