"It hasn’t worked for Pakistan," said Frances Fragos Townsend, who heads the Homeland Security Council at the White House. "It hasn’t worked for the United States."

Still, Richard Boucher, the assistant secretary of state, described General Musharraf as America’s best bet.

But some new American measures might have to remain secret to avoid embarrassing General Musharraf.

"It has to be dealt with. If he can deal with it, amen. But if he can’t, he’s got to build and borrow the capability."

That's quite a nice euphemism you've got, there.