With Washingtons churlish behaviour to Islamabads whole-hearted support and cooperation in the war on terror, it was but natural that sooner or later serious rethinking about the entire gamut of US-Pakistan relations would take place. That Pakistani authorities, having been bitten both by the Raymond Davis case and the reward for acceding to pressure for his release the US gave in the form of a vengeful drone attack on a peaceful jirga at Datta Khel in North Waziristan, are currently engaged in the exercise of a review of bilateral ties is a welcome sign. If anything, they have woken up much later than they should have. Even before Davis trigger-happiness shot down two innocent Pakistanis, the US had afforded plenty of evidence of its sheer contempt for Pakistans vital interests. The ceaseless drone attacks in violation of our sovereignty and murdering our citizens with impunity; the constant and baseless charge of playing the double game of fighting one group of militants and siding with another; the enervating pressure to do more; mere lip-service recognition of our sacrifices, both of men and material, directly resulting from our involvement in the war on terror a policy that is charged with these prominent inputs should have made our leadership realise the delusion of an abiding American friendship they were living under. And as these instances did not prove strong enough for that realisation to dawn and our leadership continued to bear the pressure, insults and humiliation flowing from the above US strategy, the White House under George W, Bush went the whole hog curry favour with India, violating international law to sign the so-called civilian nuclear deal with it, helping it gain influence in Afghanistan, conniving at its misuse of the diplomatic space there to the harm and chagrin of Pakistan by instigating insurgency-like situation in Balochistan and FATA. The 'peace-promoting Obama followed the hawkish course set by the neocon Bush with greater vigour. It is heartening to note that at last the limit of tolerance in Islamabad has reached, thanks, though, to the public pressure that is now at its height since Raymond Davis. The NATOs civilian heads sane counsel to its leaders to appreciate Pakistans predicament and not put it under any pressure should not, however, detract us from chalking a course of action markedly different from what we have been pursuing since 9/11. Obsessed with the fast emerging China as a formidable rival to its status of being a superpower, the US has, in its desperation, chosen India a strong ally of Communist Soviet Union of Cold War days to serve as a counterweight to China. It cannot change its spots. Logic and emotion, strategic compulsions and lessons from history everything guides Pakistan to Beijing, which has stood by us through thick and thin and is ever ready to help us get out of the mess that we are so adept at creating.