Namun dengan berlanjutnya ketidak-stabilan di Afghanistan dan laporan bahwa gerilyawan garis keras sedang membangun pangkalan baru di Pakistan, dan diduga melalui persekongkolan dengan dinas intelijen Pakistan, banyak pejabat di Washington bertanya-tanya apakah strategi baru diperlukan.
But with continued instability in Afghanistan and reports that hardliners are building new bases in Pakistan possibly abetted by Pakistani intelligence services, many in Washington wonder whether a new strategy is needed.