Yes, Farhana, there is a Pakistan!

Let's not get melodramatic over a terrorist incident - albeit a deadly one with terrible and tragic loss of life. The blast in Karachi was more devastating than the Marriott bombing - both Karachi and Pakistan are still here.

What we need to do is to focus on the future. Banging one's head against a brick wall over and over and over is sometimes not the right answer. Sometimes, jumping over the wall, digging underneath it, or simply going around it is better.

Mushy is long gone and so should his self-conflicting policies. Let's give President Zardari and his PM some time to put their strategy together. A comprehensive, non-violent and political solution is needed for FATA. Bush (soon to be followed by Karzai) is a lame duck and pretty soon will become Peking Duck if the oven of Wall Street continues to sizzle.