4 reasons the U.S.-Pakistan alliance will survive Islamabad is
furious with Washington after NATO airstrikes kill two dozen
Pakistani soldiers. Still, a diplomatic divorce may not be in
the cards A NATO strike that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers
last year has fueled calls for the U.S. to end drone attacks in
Pakistan.  akistan, outraged over cross-border NATO airstrikes
that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers over the weekend, reportedly
plans to boycott next week's talks in Germany on the future of
Afghanistan. Pakistan has also shut down a crucial route used to
get supplies to U.S. troops in neighboring Afghanistan, and has
given the U.S. 15 days to vacate a shadowy base used in
America's drone war against Taliban insurgents. U.S. officials
have apologized for the incident, calling it "a tragedy," and
NATO has promised an investigation. Despite the increasingly
tense atmosphere, once the dust has settled, both America and
Pakistan are expected to work hard to patch things up. Here,
four reasons the latest U.