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This is Pakistan’s War

Pakistan, like Saudi Arabia, is a state defined by religion. But its terrorism problem is recent, bred because it served as the conduit and recruiting ground for jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. This problem was then exacerbated by various forces – a military eager for proxies, the collapse of state capacity in fields like education, and the continuing neglect of Pakistan’s tribal areas.

The notion that any simple solution, like elections, will magically cure these deep-rooted problems is a mistake.

By Fareed Zakaria

(Newsweek, March, 2008. Adaptado)

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