IF Islamabad has decided to review its decision about the US military programme to train the Frontier Corps in combating tribal militants and is thinking of cancelling or postponing it, the reason is quite obvious. There is widespread anger among all sections of society, including official circles, against the recent US airstrike at the Pakistani checkpost at Gora Parai that killed 11 of our security personnel. And considering the reality of the US distrust of Pakistan's efforts to end militancy in the tribal areas, pressure to give up the peace option in favour of military operations and the history of previous attacks on its soil, there should be little doubt that it was a "deliberate" act of frustration. The intention also clearly was to punish the Pakistan government for not living up to the US expectations. Lending credence to the claim of deliberate attack is the fact that 'the coordinates of the post were clearly marked and were known to NATO and American forces.' The missile hit was too accurate to permit the Americans to take cover behind any excuse. Yet, despite the fact that it was a strike by their forces in Afghanistan that resulted in the murder of Pakistanis, the US has so far not acknowledged its culpability, merely offered regrets at the deaths, and shifted the task of finding out what happened to joint investigations. This brutally callous behaviour intentional deadly strike and refusal to own the blame, not even offering the pretext of friendly fire does not sit well with the view that Washington regards Islamabad as a key ally in its War On Terror. If COAS General Ashfaq Kayani approved strong words of condemnation of the airstrike, he could not be faulted for giving vent to his anger and hurt feelings. Similarly, General Jehangir Karamat, former COAS and Ambassador to the US, would have reasons to accuse the Pentagon of "deliberately targeting" the cooperating Pakistani forces when he talked to The New York Times. Letting the US army train our FC was a flawed decision to start with, especially seen in the backdrop of its repeated violations of our territorial sovereignty. The US has shown little interest in reversing its policies towards Muslims that have created pervasive hatred and justifiable suspicion of its designs in the region among the people. We should not give any leeway to the US forces to enable them to have access to the sensitive tribal region. The training programme might help the paramilitary force to fight the scourge of terrorism more effectively, but in the larger interest of the nation it had better be shut down.