But if the Pakistanis think they can afford to let up, this complex attack on our consulate in Peshawar should be another sign that the jihadis still have a lot of strength inside Pakistan:
After the car bombs exploded at a checkpoint outside the consulate in Peshawar, militants dressed in security uniforms fired mortars or rocket-propelled grenades at the heavily fortified compound in an attempt to make their way inside, said a Pakistani intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
"I think they could not manage to get inside," provincial Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour told reporters outside the consulate.
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad said the militants attempted to enter the building and fired grenades and other weapons. It said no Americans were killed in the assault, but did not say whether the building itself was damaged.
The attackers also had suicide vests. Three people were killed and 4 attackers died.
The war goes on.
