We're forking out billions for an ally that we were prepared to fight? Talk about a dysfunctional relationship. The Guardian:
The strained US-Pakhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifistan relationship has come under further pressure after it emerged that the assault team which killed Osama bin Laden was prepared to fight its way out of Pakistan if necessary.
President Barack Obama ordered two helicopter-borne backup squads to shadow the main US attack force in case it came under fire from Pakistani security forces as it stormed Bin Laden's house.
The Americans had orders to avoid a firefight but to use their weapons if unavoidable, a senior White House official told the New York Times.
