[claudiustg]

The Pashtuns make up a large portion of the population of Afghanistan. If the Pakis have stepped in it, this could have very widespread, negative consequences for them and more importantly for us.

[MEG33]

If this operation has been in the works for months and is called the hammer and the anvil,I would think ,as we are the ones most interested in capturing Taliban and AlQueda,we are well aware of the repercussions.The tribes are running back to Pakistan after making attacks in Afghanistan.They are hiding the leaders.