Since the renewal of the US-Pakistan strategic relationship in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks on the United States almost a decade ago, US taxpayers have forked out close to $20 billion to Pakistan in the form of economic and military assistance. Such assistance has yielded some results. Pakistan has, under much pressure (and on occasion in keeping with its own interests) handed over several notorious al-Qaeda figures who were ensconced within the country. The most notable of them, of course, was a key operative, Abu Zubaydah. But despite these acts of cooperation, it has become increasingly clear, especially in the past several years, that Pakistan is, at best, a very partial ally. For example, it has consistently refused to go after the Haqqani network, which has orchestrated attacks on US and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Worse still, it allows the terrorist network to maintain sanctuaries along ...
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