U.S. engagement with Pakistan is highly militarized and centralized, with very little reaching the vast majority of Pakistanis. U.S. assistance does not reflect a coherent strategy, but a legacy of the immediate aftermath of the September 11 attacks and a familiar menu of what Washington was already organized to provide.
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