Billions "wasted" on Pakistan

I think this story misses the broader point. This deal with Pakistan was more of a payoff to the Pakistani government and military figures, than direct funding of an anti-Al Qaeda force.

After the United States has spent more than $5 billion in a largely failed effort to bolster the Pakistani military effort against Al Qaeda and the Taliban, some American officials now acknowledge that there were too few controls over the money.

I mean, come on, it's Pakistan.