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Fourth front actually. Libya was third major front.Trust me US economy is in no shape to open a third front and fight another Muslim nation.
Pakistan is not big enough to add 5 trillion dollars bill. The entire cost of WOT worldwide is around 4 Trillion USD to date, and this involves the cost of decade long occupations and rebuilding of two nations; Afghanistan and Iraq. The cost of logistics have also been enormous because US is militarily engaged thousands of kms from its mainland.US has a much higher priority to contain Iran in its nuclear ambitions and Pakistan is not that high on the priority list. A war with Pakistan will easily add 5 trillion dollars to the US burgeoning debt of 15 trillion and that would spell disaster for the US economy. Already, US credit rating has slipped to AA+ and a sharp spike in this scenario might bring it down to BBB rating ( same as India). In real terms, that would mean that the US Govt. will not be able to borrow anymore because of poor credit rating.
So all you Political Pundits please relax - This ain't gonna happen. Trust me.
Pakistan and Yemen are clandestine fronts where US objectives are limited. So you are correct in this regard. Also, Pakistan may have differences with US over Afghan issue, but our nation poses no significant threat to US interests in the region. Therefore, we are relaxed.
Pakistani (stupid) media has a habit of distorting facts and inciting people. Propaganda works here.