"Uh-Oh"

Considered on its own terms, nothing about U.S. policy towards Pakistan makes sense, nor has it for decades. Any exegesis misses the point. The only critical U.S. interest regarding Pakistan has to do with its possession of nuclear weapons. Now a fact of life, nevertheless we should stop, step back, and think about the fundamental choice we still confront: whether to pursue a global nuclear disarmament strategy or encourage one form or another of unstable, undemocratic, or outright military control over third world nuclear arsenals. It's a choice this administration, mired in depravity, cannot acknowledge.