Negotiations with Pakistan

The Washington Times says that a Pakistan military chief quietly met with Pentagon brass to smooth relations.

          Why would a Pakistan military chief want to smooth relations? Simple answer. Pakistan wants to continue receiving its billion dollars per year from the US.

          However, this action could be good. Rather than continue to give Pakistan $1 billion a year with no strings attached, we now have an opportunity to negotiate a position with respect to the Pakistani government on handling terrorists against the US within the Pakistani borders.

          The only problem with this is that the Pakistanis will out-negotiate us every time. One of the ways they will do this is to make promises, which they will not keep. They will find many excuses to justify why they would not be able to completely fulfill any commitments to the US.