If you're looking for a way to weight the latest tensions between the United States and Pakistan, set the dial to $800 million. That's the amount of U.S. aid that is frozen as Washington and Islamabad contemplate their dysfunctional alliance/…/
Eric Edelman described the relationship between Pakistan and the United States as one in which both countries need each other, but have different views about what's most important.
Part of the "strength of the weak ally" is that they know you need them, Edelman said. "One thing we don't want to do is have Pakistan completely collapse."