The current kleptocracy is interested only in keeping the American gravy flowing while keeping the local Islamists distracted. It's a very unstable government, and if it falls to the theocrats, all bets are off.
Until then, I think we're going to be locked into the same dysfunctional trap we've been in for the last ten years. There's too much pressure on each side to keep the status quo going.
“There’s too much pressure on each side to keep the status quo going.”
I suppose Obama and Hillary will do their Alinksi’est to cool things down in Pakistan now that OBL is fish food. And, they love shoveling out foreign money. Strange stat I learned though regarding the 2005 budget:
For every 1000 dollars, $6.30 went to foreign aid:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18098378/ns/business-answer_desk/t/where-do-my-income-tax-dollars-go/