The Wall Street Journal reports Pakistan is lobbying Afghan President Hamid Karzai against building a long-term strategic partnership with the United States. Karzai is being urged to grow closer to Pakistan and China. At a meeting on April 16, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza reportedly told Karzai that the Americans had failed them both and that Karzai should forget about allowing a long-term U.S. military presence in his country.