Q Again, looking ahead to the next turn of leadership in Pakistan, what, if anything, can the administration do to repair this image among some Pakistanis that it was the relationship with Washington and Musharraf that is the cause of some of the problems that they're having in their country?

MR. JOHNDROE: Let's be clear: The extremist ideology is one that has been out there and among these groups for many years. They have an ideology of hatred and an ideology that doesn't allow little girls to go to school, and is not really an ideology known for its respect for human rights. So let's be very clear about where this started, and that's with the extremists.

Again, the people of Pakistan and the government of Pakistan know that this is a fight they are also in. Osama bin Laden, or Ayman al Zawahiri just a few days ago, I think, issued a video saying that they wanted to go after the government of Pakistan, as well. So these extremists and terrorist groups are not limiting their fight to just the United States; it's Pakistanis, it's Muslims around the world, the thousands of Muslims that they've killed since 9/11, as well as going after the United States and Western Europe. So we're all in this together, and the people of Pakistan and the government of Pakistan know that.

Olivier.

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