Trump cuts aid to Pakistan. Bad.

Published January 5, 2018 12:53am ET



President Trump bullying Pakistan is not only not going to work, it will backfire.

On Thursday, the State Department announced it is suspending all security aid in the amount of $255 million (out of a total of $778 million) to our ally in the subcontinent until the Pakistani government figures out what to do about terror groups like the Taliban and the Haqqani network residing in its borders.

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