Afghanistan, with almost 1/5th the population of Pakistan, is causing huge problems for the US & NATO Forces. Let us go over the events that took place in Afghanistan over the last 6 days:
May 23: 4 Nato soldiers killed, 14 injured in Afghanistan blast (Laghman)
May 23: Uniform-Wearing Militants Kill 6 at Afghan Police Station (Khost)
May 23: 3 cops dead, 4 injured in Herat blast (Herat)
May 23: Jordanian peacekeeper killed, 4 injured in bomb blast (Logar)
May 22: Suicide bombers invade government building, kill 6 (Khost)
May 22: Blast Rocks Afghan Kandahar City (Kandahar)
May 22: 7 killed, wounded in Zabul roadside mine blast (Zabul)
May 21: 6 killed in Afghan hospital blast (Kabul)
May 21: German forces kill 4 Afghan protestors (Kunduz)
May 20: 4 Iowa Guard soldiers hurt in bombing in Afghanistan (Nuristan)
May 19: Taliban Kill 35 Road Workers In Ambush (Paktia)
May 19: Blast Rocks Afghan Kandahar City (Kandahar)
May 19: Explosion kills French soldier (Kapisa)
May 19: Roadside bomb kills 3 Afghan officers (Nimruz)
May 19: 5 killed, wounded in Badghis (Badhgis)
May 19: 14 dead in Jalalabad suicide bombing (Nangarhar)
May 18: Binghamton native killed in Afghanistan (Kunar)
May 18: 12 demonstrators killed in Afghan anti-NATO protest (Takhar)
May 17: 8 ISAF troops killed, wounded in northern Afghanistan (Balkh)
May 17: 2 civilians killed in Kandahar mine blast (Kandahar)
May 17: Coalition supply convoy strikes roadside mine in Ghazni (Ghazni)
May 17: Afghan governor says NATO troops kill a child, wound 4 (Kunar)
There are many more attacks that are either unreported, or I couldn't mention because I couldn't find them. The provinces where terrorist attacks have took place in only the past 6 days is shown on this map (with a red cross):
The fact of the matter is that Pakistan also has 620,000 active troops, 1000,000 reserve troops, 100,000 paramilitary, Militia (combined lashkars/volunteers expected to fight alongside Pakistan Army) over 2 million, over 18 million privately owned arms; among many other things. So it would be foolhardy for the US to be in an open conflict with Pakistan.
May 23: 4 Nato soldiers killed, 14 injured in Afghanistan blast (Laghman)
May 23: Uniform-Wearing Militants Kill 6 at Afghan Police Station (Khost)
May 23: 3 cops dead, 4 injured in Herat blast (Herat)
May 23: Jordanian peacekeeper killed, 4 injured in bomb blast (Logar)
May 22: Suicide bombers invade government building, kill 6 (Khost)
May 22: Blast Rocks Afghan Kandahar City (Kandahar)
May 22: 7 killed, wounded in Zabul roadside mine blast (Zabul)
May 21: 6 killed in Afghan hospital blast (Kabul)
May 21: German forces kill 4 Afghan protestors (Kunduz)
May 20: 4 Iowa Guard soldiers hurt in bombing in Afghanistan (Nuristan)
May 19: Taliban Kill 35 Road Workers In Ambush (Paktia)
May 19: Blast Rocks Afghan Kandahar City (Kandahar)
May 19: Explosion kills French soldier (Kapisa)
May 19: Roadside bomb kills 3 Afghan officers (Nimruz)
May 19: 5 killed, wounded in Badghis (Badhgis)
May 19: 14 dead in Jalalabad suicide bombing (Nangarhar)
May 18: Binghamton native killed in Afghanistan (Kunar)
May 18: 12 demonstrators killed in Afghan anti-NATO protest (Takhar)
May 17: 8 ISAF troops killed, wounded in northern Afghanistan (Balkh)
May 17: 2 civilians killed in Kandahar mine blast (Kandahar)
May 17: Coalition supply convoy strikes roadside mine in Ghazni (Ghazni)
May 17: Afghan governor says NATO troops kill a child, wound 4 (Kunar)
There are many more attacks that are either unreported, or I couldn't mention because I couldn't find them. The provinces where terrorist attacks have took place in only the past 6 days is shown on this map (with a red cross):
The fact of the matter is that Pakistan also has 620,000 active troops, 1000,000 reserve troops, 100,000 paramilitary, Militia (combined lashkars/volunteers expected to fight alongside Pakistan Army) over 2 million, over 18 million privately owned arms; among many other things. So it would be foolhardy for the US to be in an open conflict with Pakistan.