The Hazards of Punishing Pakistan

摘要

In Lahore and Karachi, American flags were burned in front of TV cameras after President Trump's decision on Jan. 4 to withhold $2 billion of security aid from Pakistan to punish it for allegedly harboring terrorists. The country's government issued angry statements claiming no insurgents were being given sanctuary and that the U.S. wasn't fully appreciative of the thousands of Pakistani soldiers killed fighting militants.