Partly Facetious: economy is our Achilles' heel in war on terror

"We can get rid of terrorists on our side of the border."
"So says everyone who is any one."
"Correct, Kayani has said it, Gilani said it and now more recently Zardari has also said the same thing categorically."
"Speaking of the President, we must urge him that what is considered charming from the perspective of South Asia maybe considered as harassment by a conservative American."
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Asif Zardari was openly flirting with Governor Pain when she met him - he told her she looked even more gorgeous in real life than on television and...."
"He wasn't flirting, he was being South Asian."
"He needs large doses of cultural sensitivity injections - and maybe the Information Minister needs to look into it."
"You want her to lose her job for Pete's sake?"
"There is that, then may I call on the three Zardari-Bhutto's...."
"I think it's Bhutto-Zardaris."
"Well whatever, they need to get their father to understand about cultural differences."
"OK but what I began by saying is that everyone who is anyone has said that Pakistan must be allowed to fight terrorists on its soil. We have the capacity. And, at the same time, there is agreement between those who are anyone in Islamabad that we simply can't apply the same to our economy."
"What do you mean?"
"We can kill terrorists on our side of the border, though we are having trouble killing them all or even containing them in one area but we cannot manage the economy without outside help, considerable outside help."
"Ah, that's where the problem lies."
"Indeed, Musharraf's indemnity, continued American attacks, refusal to release all the disappeared, shall I go on?"
"No, we all know what you are talking about."