This report is a fine indication of how propaganda works. These are just pressure tactics to get the job done.
Pakistani leadership has made it clear to American leadership that only its troops can conduct military operations inside Pakistan. The mandate of foreign military operations is restricted to Afghanistan.
If more pressure is applied, my prediction is expansion of drone campaign inside Pakistan. This proposal (not yet approved by President Barak Obama) can be used as a pretext to pressure Pakistan in to allowing expansion of drone campaign.
And this is not a new proposal. Bush administration already had similar plans but drone campaign was selected as the best alternate.
Main reason is that American raids inside Pakistan might cause massive civilian casualties. These events can lead to destabilization of the country and Pakistani leadership would be in serious trouble.
Already we are paying a heavy price for WOT.
Nato's failures to be blamed on Pak... what a logic ? , Invade Pak and this war will not end in a hundred years
Are you serious? It will end with millions innocent dead and utter devastation of Pakistani infrastructure.
first of all Talibans are much more stronger than Viet people First USA has to do something about them in Afghanistan, secondly we are much much stronger than Cambodians, so if there will be no issues in Pakistan Government then definetely Pakistan will going to be the grave yard for USA, bcz still they don't know us...
Do you read history?
Vietnam has won every single conflict since the 20th century: defeated France (a colonial power), USA (a superpower), China (a world power), and Cambodia.
Vietnam's territory is filled with forests and rivers. And Vietnamese have massive expertise in jungle warfare. The invading forces cannot conduct mechanized military raids in regions other than cities.
Also, Vietnamese resistance was supported and heavily armed by Soviet Union and China during its struggle against America. However, America returned the favor to Soviet Union in Afghanistan through similar tactics.
Vietnam posits an entirely different kind of military challenge to any potential foe with respect to Pakistan.
Also, underestimation of enemy is a grave mistake. This is not 1965 brother and this is not India. We are talking about a superpower with vast amounts of resources and weaponry at its disposal.
The very reason which compelled Musharraf (than COAS) to join WOT was a single lined threat from an angry Richard Armitage:
Either you support us or be prepared to be bombed back to stone age.
Within next 24 hours, Pakistan took a complete U-turn in its policy towards Afghanistan and Taliban was abandoned. Do the math.
Undoubtedly, Pakistan would lose to US.
And undoubtedly, US would fall.
Do not confuse military defeat with failure of a nation to functionally exist.
Pakistan is not Afghanistan or Iraq. It won't be as easy to control and it is a nuclear-armed state. The population of Pakistan is huge, several times larger than Afghanistan's. The United States cannot afford to send its army there in open conflict, the previous two wars have already cost them dearly. Making Pakistan the scapegoat here can't work, Pakistan can and will retaliate. This isn't the 1960s or 1970s, and we are not Cambodia. No sensible government will pursue this near-suicidal policy.
Size does not matters. Level of preparation matters.
Believe me! Common man here has no clue about horrors of war.
The previous two wars which America fought might have costed a lot on financial scale but not significantly in terms of loss of lives and hardware. The huge financial cost was expected. Wars are very expensive ventures in current times.
And Yes! This is not 1960s or 1970s. We are talking about dealing with a 21st century war machine, which is regarded as the best in the world.
I have met several intelligence and military officers and had discussions with them on these matters. They did not had funny things to share. Their perceptions were far more realistic and mature, which I found surprising.
Pakistani civilians ki tu kya hi baat hai. In talk, we can conquer the entire world.
First we need to prove ourselves with progress like China. Than we can talk about trading blows with USA.
Of course Pakistan would fall in an open conflict, but at what cost to the US? It may be the fall of Pakistan, and possibly even the breakup, assuming that this policy is followed in full, which I think is very far-fetched and seems like a doomsday prediction. In defeating Pakistan, the United States would have rung their own death-knell as well.
I repeat, I don't believe this and am not sure why I'm even considering this scenario which will clearly not take place.
Seriously, common people here think of a war as it is a joke. We need to fear
Allah and pray to the
Almighty to not put us in more trials and open our eyes so that we can realize ground realities and make progress. But who wants to understand?
The message from devastating earthquake and floods was not enough? Do we need a devastating war too?
Also, this war will be fought on our soil. Therefore, it will only ring our death-knell. As long as the continental US is safe, America has nothing signifcant to loose.
You are right because India will be on our side.
Are you serious too? India will openly support America. The biggest challenge to India is from Pakistan from within the subcontinent. If this threat is to be removed, why would India let the chance slip by?
Do not forget this saying:
mooun mein ram ram, bagal mein churah