What's so great about this strategic geography?..The whole West, Koreans, chinese, Japanese, the gulf monarchies have advanced and become rich without tapping this strategic geography.
Is tapping this strategic geography so important that such a large portion of the west expends considerable resources without having gained a dime in return?...I am sure they aren't that naive.
The reverse is true in fact..The region is more a curse then a boon and any country venturing there has had to take considerable losses.
My point is...There is no smoke without fire..and no sane pakistani will deny the existence of the jihad factory and of the tail ban and of the numerous terror groups..