May 19, 201115 yr From Reuters [excerpt] Is it worth it? Pakistan, U.S. weigh aid calculusBy Chris Allbritton and Susan Cornwall ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON | Thu May 19, 2011 1:05am EDT (Reuters) - Muhammad Farooq waits by his truck outside the Pakistani border town of Chaman, the main crossing into southern Afghanistan. He has driven several hundred kilometers from the port city of Karachi carrying supplies for NATO forces, along with a couple of dozen other tankers and trucks. ... Farooq's calculation of whether his journey is worth it is a reflection of the larger assessments going on in Islamabad and Washington, which have sharpened since Osama bin Laden was found hiding in plain sight in a garrison town near Islamabad. Americans wonder if the billions of dollars in military aid they give Pakistan is being misspent or diverted to beef up Pakistan's military capabilities against India, or possibly even to bolster its nuclear weapons capabilities. ...
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