Despondency in Pakistan

A different war from the Gulf war, the attack has come amongst a general mood of despondency in Pakistan. Just as the people were horror-struck by the terror attacks in the US, they are now grimly witnessing the crushing of an already ravaged country. The notorious short attention span of the U.S. and the west might leave Islamabad once again with a load of desperate refugees with no place to go.

-- The Nation, Islamabad, Pakistan