After a year of brinkmanship, Pakistan backed off the cliff. Both sides acknowledged coordination “mistakes that resulted in the deaths of Pakistani soldiers.” Pakistan quietly reopened its supply lines, and the truck convoys to Afghanistan resumed. To me, the episode illustrated the unpredictable twists and turns of war. It demonstrated the importance of never having only one course of action to achieve your aims. If in a crisis you find yourself without options, you will be pushed into a corner.
