It appears from Mr. Zardai's statement at the United Nations that the world should not expect any additional efforts from the Pakistani government towards containing the terrorist activities of  militant groups in his country.  One can clearly infer from his statement that it is a signal to the United States and India.  Both countries are the victims of terror menace emanating from Pakistan.  Mr. Zardari in a way is shifting the burden of eliminating terror to the rest of the world.  One wonders if Mr. Zardari and his so called strong army are really incapable of controlling these militant groups or is it just a cop out of not touching the militant groups in Pakistan.  The former plea does not sit well with the writer because Pakistan claims to defeat India if there is another war even though India seems to have a superior conventional power.  Predicated on this premise, Pakistani army can easily defeat and eradicate the militant groups equipped with antiquated equipments.  But it definitely shows that Pakistan has full confidence in its military might.  Hence, it is evident that Pakistan wants to keep the militancy alive in Pakistan to use it against Afghanistan and India, and also to milk the western nations, especially the USA to keep the cash flow intact.  Therefore, what Mr. Zardari said in his speech at the UN is an intentional cop out.  However, what the USA ought to do is to monitor the aid going to Pakistan and make sure that even if some aid has to be sent to Pakistan, it has a long list of strings attached.  NEEDLESS TO SAY, SINCE USA's OWN FISCAL SITUATION IS NOT THAT GREAT, WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN NEEDS FIRST.