Our view: U.S. has no choice but to hope that massive aid for flood victims will improve America's standing in key strategic nation
The U.S.-Pakistan relationship is critical to American security interests and the fight against terrorism. It has also been marked in recent years by a jarring note of suspicion and distrust on both sides about the ultimate intentions of the other. U.S. officials have expressed increasing frustration with the Pakistani army's apparent unwillingness to go after Taliban insurgents based along the country's border with Afghanistan.
That's why the American response to one of Pakistan's worst-ever natural disasters is of such extraordinary importance. More >>>