Gaining strength: "Disregard Pakistan sovereignty!"

"... Of more immediate import, however, are relations with Pakistan in the aftermath of the mistaken bombing of Pakistan military units. Opinions in Washington are deeply divided. Those who see Pakistan as an essential component of US strategy in South Asia want to maintain harmonious and respectful relations with Pakistan, despite the frustrations. Another – and growing – body of opinion believes that Pakistan is deliberately undermining US objectives in Afghanistan and argue that the US should disregard Pakistan sovereignty. As tensions deepen, our judgment is that this approach is gaining strength. US unilateral strikes against targets in Pakistan, both through drone attacks and cross-border raids, will not diminish.  On the other topic of the day – policy toward Iran – US reaction to the storming of the British Embassy in Tehran has been to seize the opportunity to ratchet up pressure on the regime. In the recent strategic dialogue with Israel, the question of military action arose but, once again, US officials remain strongly opposed to any action of this sort, yet their private assessment is that the Israelis are increasingly doubtful of the wisdom of this strategy..."