The relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan is interesting (read: insane).
On one hand, we know that Pakistan harbors domestic and foreign terrorists, as well as serving as an extensive R&R base for the Taliban in Afghanistan. So, we ignore their sovereignty and carry out drone strikes that enrage Pakistan's citizens -- after we promised not to do that anymore (http://on.msnbc.com/JJZShY). As a direct consequence, even freely-offered humanitarian aid is met with brutality by anti-West militant extremists (http://on.msnbc.com/IBL3Zc) and the government of Pakistan turns a blind eye.
Yet, on the other had, we continue to provide Pakistan with jobs (Pakistan is a major recipient of American jobs shipped offshore.), foreign aid and the very weapons that they will eventually use to kill Americans (http://bit.ly/IvwVWJ).
Regardless of who is in the Executive Office, it seems as if American foreign policy just keeps making the same mistakes over and over again. Well, that's my take, anyway.