"People live at 17,000 feet where you and I cannot even breathe. "
Incorrect on two counts:
1. They live in altitudes of 6,000 feet, not 17,000 feet. See link
http://www.khyber.org/places/archives/sites_and_sounds-archive-4-2005.shtml
2. I have been up to 21,000 feet, and had no problems breathing.
People hype the dangers of Waziristan - it is lawless, but not impossible from a physical point of view. If the Indian army could destroy the Pakis in Kashmir, where it is much higher, this cannot be too difficult. Maybe the US and Pakistan should allow India to take charge here, if they can't do it.
What a joke! Never happen. If you think you have superior informatiohn, too bad your solution is so far fetched.