TY - BOOK AU - Ḥaqqānī,Ḥusain TI - Magnificent delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an epic history of misunderstanding SN - 9781610394093 AV - E183.8.P18 U1 - 327.7305491 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - PublicAffairs KW - Internationale Politik KW - gnd KW - Außenpolitik KW - Regionalpolitik KW - Ursache KW - Geschichte KW - Entwicklung KW - United States KW - Foreign relations KW - Pakistan KW - USA N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; False startAid, arms, and bases -- A split and a tilt -- Picking up the pieces -- A most superb and patriotic liar -- Denial and double game -- Parallel universes N2 - "The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation."--Dust jacket; "The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistan--to American eyes--has gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. America--to Pakistani eyes--has been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation."--Dust jacket ER -