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An expansion of US military attacks in Pakistan would fail to achieve any significant results given that the policy has failed in the past. The requests of American commanders in Afghanistan to widen attacks on indigenous Pakistani militants in the tribal areas of the country would simply be unconstructive.
American intelligence officers have claimed that a threat from Pakistan's tribal areas is growing. This would complicate dealing with militants in the future and hence the need for the use of force. With the Pakistani government placing certain restrictions on military attacks in some tribal areas, the Americans have warned of an increasing Al Qaida presence, which would fuel attacks against US and Western troops in the region.
Some operations carried out against Western forces - including the US - may well be executed by Al Qaida or other militant groups. But an expansion of military counter-attacks would not reap any long-term benefits given that this was not attainable in the past. In fact, some of the American attacks on alleged military strongholds have resulted in civilian casualties. Stretching military action without having long-term plans would not help bring about instability or alleviate the number of attacks. Instead it may well heighten the level of violence.
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