Clinton’s ’Sorry’ Helps Reopen Pakistan Supply Routes
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s statement that “we are sorry” about a deadly border clash led to Pakistan reopening military supply routes and resolved one contentious issue between the two nations.
The U.S. relationship with Pakistan has been battered by a series of disputes as the Obama administration plans its exit from the 11-year war in neighboring Afghanistan. Pakistani officials chose to accept Clinton’s comments as the apology they had demanded, leading to the supply-lines deal that was the first evidence of headway in months on issues that have held up more than $1 billion in U.S. funding for Pakistan.