U.S. Assistance To Pakistan Buys Little Goodwill -- Washington PostISLAMABAD — As American search-and-rescue experts headed to the punishing heights of a Himalayan glacier to help locate Pakistani soldiers missing after an avalanche near the India-Pakistan border, Pakistan’s Parliament readied new demands that America butt out of its affairs.
Last week Parliament approved guidelines on the “terms of engagement” between the allies, including calling for an end to CIA drone strikes, an apology for errant U.S. air attacks that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, a ban on intelligence operatives and an end to any other perceived incursions on Pakistan’s sovereignty.
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My Comment: An excellent summary on the history of U.S.-Pakistan relations can be viewed here. As to what is my take on U.S.-Pakistan relations .... these relations went into the toilet when Bin laden was found in a city that was only a few miles away from a major Pakistani military academy and military base. Pakistan has never properly explained how this happened .... and they further aggravated the situation by punishing those who helped the CIA in finding Bin Laden.