In another triumph of international relations, the TSA has apparently managed to piss off a group of senior Pakistani military staff (variously reported as eight or nine officers, led by a Rear-Admiral) on their way to a defense conference at US Central Command, so badly that they said "To hell with you all", turned around and went home.
This is a serious blunder at a time when the United States badly needs the fullest cooperation from Pakistan. For crying out loud, this delegation should have been treated as visiting diplomats and flown on a MAC staff flight, not left to make their own way via commercial air. What the ^@$^%!$&$&@$ kind of game is this administration playing? Is there some contest on to see how many nations the United States' diplomatic relations with can be ruined in a single term?