Do you agree that the only way to win or stabilize Afghanistan is to go to war with Pakistan? The fighters all pour across the open border and then run back for refuge and resupply. This has always been the case, against us, the Soviets, and the British of Rudyard Kipling’s poems version.
No, that would be a very dangerous thing to do. Pakistan has nuclear weapons and a sizeable military. It is a nation of 200 million. Going to war with Pakistan will not accomplish our objectives. We need to convince Pakistan that it is in their interest to secure their borders and to turn off support to the Taliban.