With ties between the two nations strained after American commandos killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani garrison city, the Obama administration said it will suspend more than one-third of the $2 billion in annual U.S. aid to Pakistan's military.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-pakistan-military-20110711,0,3722958.story
President Obama's chief of staff, William Daley, confirmed Sunday that the United States will hold back $800 million of the money the administration had committed to assist the Pakistani military.
Pakistani authorities have pulled back on the country's level of cooperation with the U.S. in recent months.
It is obvious that the weapons we give Pakistan today will be used against us in the future.
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