US military commanders in E Afghanistan are (unfortunately) driving US/Pakistan policy

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NickKristof Nicholas Kristof
US military commanders in E Afghanistan are (unfortunately) driving US/Pakistan policy: nyti.ms/tFnEo2

WASHINGTON — The NATO air attack that killed at least two dozen Pakistani soldiers over the weekend reflected a fundamental truth about American-Pakistani relations when it comes to securing the unruly border with Afghanistan: the tactics of war can easily undercut the broader strategy that leaders of both countries say they share.
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The murky details complicated matters even more, with Pakistani officials saying the attack on two Pakistani border posts was unprovoked and Afghan officials asserting that Afghan and American commandos called in airstrikes after coming under fire from Pakistani territory. NATO has promised an investigation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/world/asia/pakistan-and-united-states-bitter-allies-in-fog-of-war.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all?src=tp