Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as
Another Edmund Randolph...
said on Friday the United States was more committed to Pakistain after the the late Osama bin Laden
... who had a brief but splitting headache...
crisis, but asked Islamabad to take decisive steps to defeat al Qaeda.
The top US diplomat affirmed that America had no evidence that anyone in Pakistain at the highest level knew where bin Laden was and she would return to Washington "ever more committed" to the relationship.
Talking to newsmen at the US Embassy in Islamabad after meeting Pakistain's civil and military leadership -- President Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
-- Clinton also said that Pakistain had been "very forthcoming in saying somebody somewhere" was providing support to bin Laden and that a probe was under way.
"This was an especially important visit because we have reached a turning point. Osama bin Laden is dead but al Qaeda and his syndicate of terror remain a serious threat to us both," added Clinton who also met Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha and foreign and interior ministries' representatives.
She maintained that a "tremendous amount of commitment has been shown by the government of Pakistain in the fight against terrorism," as the two countries had moved forward, since US President Barack
B.O.Obama took over.
"We both recognise there is still much more work required and it is urgent," she said, and added that the talks discussed in detail how to disarm, dismantle and defeat al Qaeda in the region.
Clinton brushed aside suggestions that the meetings had been tense and sought to give Pakistain credit for the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers in military offensives and thousands of civilians in kabooms.
"We will continue to support Pakistain's illusory sovereignty, civilian elected government and its people. (But) America cannot and should not solve Pakistain's problems. That's up to Pakistain. But in solving its problems, Pakistain should understand that anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories will not make problems disappear," averred Clinton.
"We will do our part and we look to the government of Pakistain to take decisive steps in the days ahead," added the top US official.