http://washingtonindependent.disqus.com/enWed, 24 Sep 2008 14:45:31 -0000http://washingtonindependent.com/7201/the-world-is-a-dangerous-place-and-youd-be-well-within-your-rights-not-to-care-right-now#comment-2573465Spencer. The U.S. has also denied the Pakistanis shot at its helicopters. And that can happen, and the guys on the ground can be doing the shooting, and <i>nothing must necessarily be wrong with our relationship</i>. Normally, this is the pattern: the U.S. does what it does, the government agrees to it in private but with the understanding that it cannot support it publicly because public opinion is so solidly anti-U.S.<br><br>That's not the say the relationship isn't strained for other reasons, but it's a mistake to assume that all discussions happen in public.Joshua FoustWed, 24 Sep 2008 14:45:31 -0000