Hopes fading for swift U.S., Pakistan deal on Afghan supply routes

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The Obama administration may be not be able to strike a long-awaited agreement with Pakistan to help supply Western soldiers in Afghanistan as hoped in time for a major NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, a U.S. official said.

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The U.S. official said a "wide gulf" remained on the amount NATO nations would be charged for transporting equipment into Afghanistan, the central stumbling block in those talks.

Pakistan says its roads require millions of dollars in repairs after years of NATO truck going back and forth. The amount that Pakistani officials believe should be charged is far higher than what U.S. officials have offered.

"The fees proposed by the Pakistanis are unacceptable, not just to the United States but to our NATO allies," the official said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/18/us-nato-summit-usa-pakistan-idUSBRE84H10E20120518

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1. i.e. We haven't thrown enough money at the War Lords yet....