North Waziristan is over due true however as it is we are over stretched currently!!
the US,NATO are not putting pressure from across the border to stop these terrorists escaping from our side!! this is obvious from the amount of border check posts they have compared to the amount we do!!!!
US & NATO are also sitting in afghanistan and not doing any sort of operation!!! until and unless we corner down the terrorist into a small whole no point in doing operation in NORTH WAZIRISTAN!!
all sides must work together!! i guess the "ALLIES" really don't want to solve the problem hence there approach is all talk and blaming pakistan while they themselves do nothing!!!!!
Let us try to use a rational approach here.
I do not trust Pakistani top brass to come clean on all matters when it has a history of practicing deception.
We are not over-stretched. I don't buy this idea. We are fighting in our own country. We may have limited resources, which were are trying to save for India.
Also, several Pakistani militant groups may be involved in war in Afghanistan. These groups likely have close ties with Afghan Taliban. We cannout outright reject this assertion.
US is trying to end the war in Afghanistan. However, Pakistani top brass thinks differently. Kayani insists that leaving Afghanistan soon would have severe consequences for the whole region. Maybe he is expecting too much from USA?
Also, USA has been conducting lots of military operations in Afghanistan. No one should deny this just because we do not get sufficient publicity of them. In addition, ISAF is trying to build an Afghan National Army from scratch. This is a very tedious process and will require lot of effort before it bears any fruit.
Complications are that miliant problem is not ending. Maybe, lots of Afghans are fed up with the war and they are helping Taliban and its allies against the ISAF? Keep in mind that many Afghan civlians have died in this war. And of-course, clandestine support for militants might be coming from other countries. As an example; Pakistan is suspected to be supporting Haqqani network because our top brass is not taking any action in North Waziristan region where this network is believed to have a strong foothold.
I believe that Pakistani top brass needs to come clean on its agenda. If our top brass is willing to act against the Haqqani network, it needs to rethink its rules of engagement in USA. It needs to convince USA that we need more resources and weapons to deal with this threat. This should be the priority.
What has happened thus far in Afghanistan is of no use for discussions. Important thing is end-game in Afghanistan. How it plays out remains to be seen. It may result in far more damaging consequences for the wole region; NATO-Pakistan-China debacle (clash of epic proportions) or it may result in favoring the whole region. I hope that our policies may not lead us to this situation.
Let us hope that end-game in Afghanistan turns out positively for all sides.
And for the warmongerers and chest-thumpers; please calm down. You guys have no idea that how destructive this war can be. Pakistan's survival can be at stake.