Finally

Let's see if it holds. Maybe they are finally getting the idea that with Mushareff gone, they could be come targets of U.S. missiles. And contrary to popular belief, fear can be an effective motivator.

At the time, Pakistan was one of a few countries supporting the Taliban government in Afghanistan, which harbored Osama bin Laden. The U.S. made it clear that that relationship would have to end, and Musharraf says the message was delivered by then-Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage in the most undiplomatic terms. "The Director of Intelligence told me that he said, 'Be prepared to be bombed.' Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age," Musharraf remembers.