Where did you get this ridiculous idea that walking away from the US, is like walking away from the world? The message to US is very clear: Islamabad is willing to co-operate on the Afghan issue but on its own terms and without the threatening statements/diplomatic coercion from the States. Guess, certain policy makers overestimated the American leverage on Pakistan which is clearly insufficient. The US is free to choose its own course and fight the war in Afghanistan without the GOP's assistance. The respective embassies aren't being closed nor are the diplomatic relations being severed, relax and don't see more than there really is.