Some might call it hubris, but military confidence levels in the Bush administration could not be higher. Pakistan's new prime minister, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, has been angling for an official visit to Washington. The State Department consulted the White House and came back with a suitable date -- March 28. The news provoked deep concern in Islamabad. "That means our very important visit will be overshadowed by the war against Iraq," the Pakistanis protested. Not at all, replied Washington. The war will be over by then.
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