This was a blunder from the US when they went to War in the first place.
Firstly, they should have directly approached the Taliban, as the rulers of Afghanistan then to discuss the issue of OBL. If the US could do so when they wanted Unocal to build a pipeline through them then they sure in hell could have done so then.....
Secondly, when the US went to War in a very very hasty decision. No patience despite the evidence pointing totally against the 9/11 "evidence" they had gathered.
Thirdly, the US should not have rushed Pakistan into a decision of going to War with Afghanistan and with little or no written agreements.
Fourthly, an agreed plan, a tactical plan should have been lay out long long before and going into Afghanistan, which was disputed by the British and Pakistani forces. Thus when the US did flush out the Taliban and AQ, where did they go, straight into Pakistan....... thanks alot
Fifth, When the US clearly needs Pakistan's help, it should have taken into account the needs, concerns and expectations of Pakistan. For Pakistan, the Taliban are not the bigger threat, but INDIA is and as such Pakistan is not going to compromise on that issue no matter what. The US however, decided it was the daddy and Pakistan must forget about India and concentrate on the Taliban. However in the process of doing so, Pakistan's economy has since lost about 100 billion US dollars, spent over 50 billion dollars on this war, bought in corrupt leaders through an NRO as stated by Condelezza Rice in her book, who have since looted over 90 billion US dollars according to the Transparency International report, Pakistan has spent its resources along the Afghan border whilst India has increased its forces massively compared to Pakistan, strengthen its economy and become a world player, whilst we have had to face the US aggression over and over again whereby they made the biggst blunder in Afghanistan. They bought its biggest enemy, India into Afghanistan and expected and demanded Pakistan to accept them with open arms. BIG MISTAKE of the entire campaign as clearly Pakistan was NEVER going to accept that leaving Pakistan with only but one option, to force the US hand and force them to loose and leave Afghanistan altogether, not help them to win and allow India to move in whilst the US maintained a Military presence well beyond its mandate, hence Pakistan's reluctance to help in Afghanistan fully.
Sixth, there was no TTP before in Pakistan. None of the 19 hijackers of 9/11 were Pakistani, nonetheless the US turned a blind eye to the TTP using bases inside Afghanistan in order to "arm twist" the Pakistanis on different issues. Parts of FATA and NWFP are not in Pakistan's control, where the Afghan Taliban operates, however Afghanistan is under the control of the US and when the TTP operates from that soil occupied by the US, then after a few times one must conclude that the TTP attacks and network is working with the blessings of the US. Whilst the US lives peacefully thousands of miles away, it is Pakistan and Pakistanis who are burning. 50,000 civilians dead, 5000 troops dead, economy ruined, hundreds of billions lost, inflation through the roof, crime through the roof, nuclear deals with India bending International Law to accommodate them, selling new technologies to India, ....THANX MUSHARAF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, our blood has clearly shown its price..............