Only temporarily.
They can clearly not be trusted over the long haul in the struggle against militant Isalm...
The cost to America for Pakistan's minimal contributions - would probably shock us all.
Semper Fi
Yeah Mate, but I would not hold my breath for that.
The GOTUS paid them $27 Billion officially since 9/11 (something that the Pakistani's have very likely helped cause). God knows how much went to them under the table.
They have been under the US wing, more or less, since 1950.
If the US is the Godfather, then Pakistan is the ocassionally defaulting, sometimes back stabbing thug Uncle Sam controls in the badlands.
I guess it is necessity that binds the US to Pakistan, and not love.
Unfortunately, I dont see how Pakistan is ever going to be un-indespensible.