it is that; US has a vested interest in keeping pak as a counter wight to india and china. lest these two up sams ante also, their relationship-us/pak goes a long way back. so donot expect drastic chanes in that. anyway US cant fight indias batles with terrorists. we shud do it ourselves. a good step, we do no knowtow to US FULLY. witness our new defence relation with old friend RUSSIA.