Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror and in some sense a battleground of the war on terror.

Pakistan is an old ally of the United States.

I think it is very important for any U.S. administration to be clear that America stands on the side of freedom and democracy and respect for individual rights.

There's Pam watching anxiously. She doesn't look anxious though.

Let's remember that the revolution in Tahrir Square was not anti-American, it was not anti-Israeli, it was for democracy and freedom. That's a good thing.

We hope and we've made clear that the forces need to come out. It needs to be full and complete withdrawal. Our position is it needs to be done as soon as possible so that the elections can be free, fair and free of outside influence.

Pakistan is both an ally in the war on terror and in some sense a battleground of the war on terror.