Trump's big strategic misconception in withholding $255M in aid from Pakistan: They like it, but they're not dependent on it. Sure, it's a lot of money to the Trump organization. But it's 0.08% of Pakistan's GDP ($284B). And 2.9% of Pakistan's annual military budget ($8.7B).
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Already, the Pakistani government bucks public opinion by working with the US as much as it does, providing supply lines into Afghanistan, and sharing intelligence and looking the other way on US drone strikes. Trump's undermining that to "save" 77 cents per American. Yes, cents.
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