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Now, this means we will go after the terrorist ourselves. It doesn't mean we will attack or strike or invade or bomb or take military action against Pakistan as a nation.

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Are you kidding me? How else would you go after the terrorists assuming that Pakistan would not cooperate and most certainly Pakistani government would not allow US forces inside their border. (they rejected this idea from the start) 
 
This discussion is not about Pakistan being a genuine ally of the US or not. 
 
It is about a mind set (you say 70% of Americans) which they do not want to take any responsibility for their conduct in past 50 years or so and it is about a prominent US politician who is defying the international laws even before becoming a president. 
 
What about the option that if US had a credible evidence on whereabouts of terrorists in any state, and the government of that state would refuse to deal with them according to the international laws and treaties, then US representative would take this matter to UN? 
 
But that would be too unpopular among American public and will not generate any support or rating of opinion polls. Am I right?