what they've been working on the transition then and i think the you know the raymond davis incident earlier in the year already sent a signal to the americans and to the nato command that they really need to shift things to the north they've been working on that but eighty percent of the supply flowed through pakistan in twenty ten this year they're trying to flip it around to make eighty percent flow through the north i understand they haven't quite reached that goal but now there's going to be a complete cover from pakistan so it's are going to move to the north and i think we've seen you know already in the last several months scrambling on the part of american diplomats and military figures to accomplish that aim this is the reason why hillary clinton was in tajik and meeting with president karimov american diplomats and political leaders have placed such a premium on a reconciling themselves to the government also to the taji and to the care because that that that relationship is going to be vital for the logistical supply of the military operations in afghanistan they cannot c

question of punishment if you recall earlier this year the pakistani military released a cia agent mr raymond davis and just hours after his release a major cia drone attack killed up to fifteen tribesmen who were pro pocs done military on the border area it was quite obvious that it was an act of punishment of course we understand that there are diverse viewpoints in washington d.c. there are people who are there american officials who are not actually happy with what the cia is doing in the border region it's something that the americans need to sort out but at the same time i don't think the pox on the military would be in a position to sustain the current policy of of giving nato and the u.s. military the benefit of the benefit of the doubt for for a long time you would you tell you about yes when did you talk about the pakistani military there and how far can take this though because it gets lots of cash from america for limited tree. as you know the cash should question is really order rated and exaggerated the entire military assistance of the united states to pakistan has been blocked and i

the raymond davis affair, the drone strikes after he was released, whether it's the raid on a town. all of those had really created and deepened the mistrust between the two countries. secretary clinton had done a great job in trying to rebuild these relationships after her trip while being fairly frank and forthright about what the u.s. expected pakistan to do. in return. this latest episode has really angered the pakistan military but it's also empowered the opposition politicians in pakistan who are using this as a stick to beat the government. so even though steve cohen is referring to manufacturing this public opinion, there is a political dynamic at work inside pakistan's domestic politic that we must be aware of. that's forcing the military and the civilian government to take a much tougher stance than they might normally do. >> woodruff: how much more difficult does that make it to figure out a way through this? >> well, behind all of this victim psychology especially on the part of the pakistanis but occasional us there's the fact that pakistan is a weaker and weaker state

to the american cia contractor that killed two people in the ensuing problem and the streake, raymond davisd they see that as another crisis that was not handled well. there was the wikileaks release of damaging statements, from pakistan's military leadership that made them look bad. this was kind of a manageable level, not especially good, down to a real crisis level. you did not see a lot of signs that this will pick up in the near future. host: "the washington post" this morning as the timeline. it goes to the events you just talked about. what could pakistan do next as part of a response that they see to an intentional act by the united states? guest: they say they will -- they have demanded the united states remove its drones that fly from an air base inside a pakistan. these are the drones that reportedly used to attack terrorists who are based on border but inside of pakistan. a delegation was sent to islam a abad. apparently the uae is leasing that base and subleasing it to the united states. they are planning a front game. my understanding is that the cia maintains those drones are

raymond davis. they think back to that and see that was another crisis in the relationship that wasn't handled particularly well. and even before that, there was the wiki leaks release of very damaging, politically damaging statements come interesting pakistan's military leadership that made them look back. you have had kind of a series of steady drumbeat of crises that have taken this relationship from what was a manageable level, not especially good, never beyond the frustrating down to a real crisis level, and you don't see a lot of signs that this will pick up in the near future. host: "the washington post" this morning has the timeline, a tenuous partnership under pressure. a look how recent events have strained u.s.-pakistan relations. it goes through the events you talked about. so what could pakistan do next? as part of response to what they see as an intentional act by the united states? guest: they have closed the border. the other thing they say they are going to do is in about two weeks'