With the US and Pakistan vowing to go different ways in dealing with the so-called war on terror, their relations are turning sourer by the hour. At a news conference held at the White House on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan in the vain pursuit of decimating Al-Qaeda, President Obama not only boasted about having pushed the Taliban out of its key strongholds, but also pointed a finger at Pakistan for complicating Washingtons war strategy. Turning a blind eye to the reality on the ground in Afghanistan that almost every informed person is telling the world, he claimed that his forces were closer than before to defeating Al-Qaeda and its network. His other view included: 'despite possessing the required might, the Americans are ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in a responsible manner; and 'the US has proven the point that it is not fighting against Islam anywhere in the world. Hardly have heads of state taken stands that reek of such outlandish untruths But then, with Obama insisting that killer Raymond Davis had diplomatic status, the international community would not, perhaps, be so much surprised at the utter falsehood of his remarks. The world would rather go along the reading of the situation by German General Harald Kujat, the man who planned the Bundeswehrs mission in Afghanistan and oversaw it: the mission has been a failure, and the Taliban will regain power within months of US withdrawal. That is the reality that is making the US uneasy and that Obama wants to hide. At the same time, the US own former top General in charge of the war has also come out with the truth: the Americans began the war with a frighteningly simplistic view of the country and even 10 years lacked the necessary knowledge. General McChrystal says, Most of us me included had a very superficial understanding of the country and history. The conclusion is obvious: if one does not know the lie of the land one is entering, the job of fighting the enemy would be difficult and victory impossible. Meanwhile, as Pakistans corps commanders meeting at GHQ firmly stick to the stand, 'no more operations, the political leadership wholeheartedly sides with the armed forces. A meeting of the Troika President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and COAS General Kayani insisted that they would implement the all parties conference decisions, whose essence was 'solution through peaceful means. Time has revealed the chicanery of the superpower and the truth behind its words of long and abiding friendship though hardly any Pakistani has ever been taken in by these glibly uttered deceptions, except, perhaps, the leaders and their coterie of West-leaning rich class. Under no circumstances, Pakistan should compromise its own interests for the sake of maintaining such a fake friendship. If the US takes the foolhardy step of turning its guns towards Pakistan, it would find itself in a worse quagmire than it has encountered in Afghanistan.