What could happen if Pakistan goes to war with the USA?
414759
Are you even serious????!!??? Pakistan may have nukes, but they still lack credible delivery means. Their borrowed/stolen technology from China & N.Korea still ain't good enough to take a warhead across the continents. In any case, there's no chance of Pakistan ever getting into a confrontation with the US of A. Why, those international pariahs live off the mercy of the US. If they hadn't to cleverly ally with them in the war against terror, Pakistan by now would have been an international non-entity.\nPakistan's survival depends on it towing the US line, so chances of a war between them and the US can exist only in the wildest realms of imagination.
95861
It is a possibility but the consequence would probably be third world war. I hope that it never happens.
595556
The outcomes of such war would be pretty unsure, provided the US don't use chemical or nuclear weapons. The reason being that Iranians can be less equipped than the US but they are millions (millions of people in the Army i mean + those who would take a weapon should the US attack, exactly as it is happening in Iraq). \nDespite what many Americans or other people may think, Iranians are not stupid nor very much afraid of Americans. I think a war against Iran would end up exactly as the war in Iraq. Thay may fix Ahmadinejad but not all the clones coming out of there, turning the war into a permanent guerrilla, which in turn would cause a Vietnam-like situation. \nIt's what is happening in Afghanistan; it's what's happening in Iraq (And the US don't seem to envisage any tactics change) and it will also happen with Iran and Syria (Where Bush is planning to go immediately after Iran, as soon as he gets another valid excuse to gain some more oil fields). \nAnother point is: Are you all sure that EVEN IF, should the US win a war against Iran, causing millions of victims, that would be a victory in economic and diplomatic terms. No because what many out there didn't get yet is that in the world there are other countries too apart from the US and that means that certain actions are subject to the approvals of others too, at least because if you start a war next to my home country, i may have to handle refugees, terrorists etc. \nIn short, i think the outcomes of a war between US and Iran are very very far from seeing the Americans 100% winners. As a matter of fact they are not winning in Afghanistan nor in Iraq at the moment (It's a fact!).\n\nAnd mind me, all the above doesn't come from an antiamerican integralistic muslim, but rather from a Pro-America italian who has simply realized that the US are going a little bit too far in their so called "DEMOCRATIZATION" of middle east. And for those who may find my statements insulting, i'd suggest you all to wonder why the US didn't invade Saudi Arabia yet, since they are the root of the problem in that area...Will it be because Saudi Arabia produces 1/3 of all oil reserves in the world? Or because they enjoy a special relationship with the US? Or because they allow the US to keep their airforce bases over there (although not liking americans)?.....\nWinning a war is not simply killing the enemy and leaving the country. In these cases it's more about FIXING THE ONGOING ISSUES AND STABILIZING THE AREAS. \n\nThis would be best achieved with a President that is not Bush!A new Reagan would do as he had the brain it took and the balls to keep it real when situations get hard to handle, like in this case.
572505
No. We've been here before with Korea and Vietnam. America would be incredibly stupid to make the same mistake again. \n\nIf America invades Iran (as America, and not through its proxy, Israel) America will be taken apart and humiliated in several ways:\n\n1 Militarily - America never wins such wars. It does not understand the passion of the peoples it oppresses. It always makes the mistake that military might wins out - it rarely does - the spirit of the people brings victory - and that spirit swells in the oppressed.\n\n2 Politically - all the World, and notably Europe, with Russia and China, will stand against America.\n\n3 Economically - the Islamic World will decimate US trade, not just oil, but shipping, property, automobile, air, military sales - you name it.\n\nThere will be no third World War over Iran - but America will be mightily defeated by the will of the third World.
64288
If WWIII were to happen, my guess is that it would be in asia.  my bet would be china, pakistan, north korea, and maybe iran against india, US, south korea, japan, thailand, and maybe some european countries.  Also countries like nepal, afghanistan, iraq, which have civil wars or insurgencies going on would probably see an upsurge in violence as rebels in the country would probably recieve funding from opposed countries.\nChina is friendly with pakistan, and supports iran and north korea, while india is their main competitor in asia.  India has gotten the backing from the US so they can counter china.  India and pakistan of course are not friendly and have fought wars before, and india and china have also fought wars before and never really have great relations.  If a war like this was to break out and the US backed India, i'm sure china would let north korea go after south korea to divert US troops.  Thailand and Japan are both US allies and would not want to see China win something like this because it would really put their own interests at risk.  As for the european countries, i think it probably depends on the specifics of how the war started, great britain would definitely join with the US and india,  but the other countries likely would not if the US or India started the war.  Both Pakistan and China have been friendly with Iran, but who knows what is going to happen with iran now.  just my speculations on it.\nI don't know how it would start, maybe an india and pakistan conflict where india starts to gain the upper hand, then china intervenes so india will not become dominant, or a war between the US and iran which causes north korea to realize that this is their chance and they attack SK.  who knows?\ni'm not saying this will happen, but right now it is the most plausible scenario i can think of.
819463
After 2008 General Musharaf will be in serious trouble in Pakistan.\n\nThe USA aids, and helps keep that dictator in power. With Bush gone, Musharraf will be removed by his people.
1181744
Yeah you are right and they even have the audacity to say things like whoever attacks them or tries to take their nukes out then they will hit India and they say this after four defeats in four wars.India should teach them a lesson and the POK should be recaptured  because it is a part of india and the pakis are illegaly occupying it and using it as a launching pad for terrorist activities against India.Pakistan should not play with India's patience 'cause when it does run out then Pakistan will have no place to hide.
1047163
Yes, the US has lost already.\n\nIraq is in Civil War.\n\nFor the last 3 years, US soldiers broke into people's homes with the intention to arrest or kill "bad guys".\n\nJust how likely do you think it would be that some power invade the US and successfully impose a different style of government upon us?\n\nHow long must we continue to be there because someone said something bad about George Bush's daddy?
351518
The war in America will be terrorism, no one at the moment can fight the US on her own soil with hand to hand combat.  Too many guns.  Could be nuked, but pretty hard in this day and age..  More likely terrorists.  The liberals will turn themselves in because they think that the enemy will let them live..
994977
If that was the case, all hell would break lose and there would be a huge war.\n\nThat'll never ever happen.
226967
Let's just get it strait \nthink about it \nWHAT WOULD HAPPEN lF the UNITED STATES BACK OFF???\n\nit's going to be a signal to the terrorism that there's something Americans can't stand\nthen\nhow's U.S going to lead the world?\nhow's U.S going to maintain its position as supporting Isreal??\n\nNO NEGOCIATE is the basic foreign policy of the U.S government toward terrorism \n\nif U.S just back off because soldiers KIA and the anti-war protest \nthen U.S would have NOTHING to put on the next stage\n\nthe WHOLE SITUATION is the priority concern\nnot the independent incident \n\n\nplus~CANADIANS ARE PEACEKEEPERS~NOT INVADORS
516676
If and only if when both Indians and Pakistanis finds themselves as brothers and were brothers. I am an Indian. Personally speaking, I love Pakistanis's as I love all my brothers in my country.And for ur land we are fighting each other making bloods and tears. \n\nPersonally U have the freedom. First of all consider home as home and religion as religion.\n\nAnd the future of Kashmir is in you dear brother. Sorry it was a mistake, The future of our Land,(May be a united India,Pakistan,Kashmir (What I dream)) is in us.In all of us dear brother.Why are we fighting each other. Why are we shedding blood.So lets all try together to get freedom from blood and tears. Lets love together.Lets enjoy peace together.
119910
That's a scary tought.\n\nI don't think such a question can be put under such a hypothesis, since both countries are nuclear powers AND both governments proved to be strong-headed.\nIn the event of open conflict I believe neither will concede defeat without first resorting to their nuclear arsenal (after all, Pakistan built its arsenal for this very purpose, to counter the Indian threat). If such was the case, I doubt the human race will live to see the next day.\nIndia can't neutralize Pakistan's friend, unless it gains that permanent seat with veto in the UN Security Council, but then India wouldn't need to invade Pakistan, that would be too stupid.
933589
USA has never changed its foreign policy towards India and Israel with change of guard in the White House. In 2008 also, when the country will have a Democratic candidate as the US President, nothing much is expected in Pakistan. As rightly pointed by some one, Pakistan is being used and had been used by UK and USA to keep India engaged and busy so that its potentiality of becoming another super power does not become a reality. With democratic government installed in Pakistan, it will be inconvenient to dictate. Individuals can be commanded and not leaders. President Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Tikka Khan, and Musharraf are individual Army generals and not peoples leaders.\n\nMusharraf will continue in power so long as the people of Pakistan do not shed blood to earn democracy. No pain no gain.
875057
There would be utter chaos. Their government is not strong enough to support itself and there would be groups trying to overthrow it. It would just lead to more violence than there is now. This is just a big mess that the United States has gotten itself into. There is nothing more we can do there but if we pull out it would probably be worse than it was before we went in. There's just no answer for how to solve this problem.
1174578
Option 1:\nChina invades Taiwan... US, Japan, Australia come to their aid. N Korea backs China by attacking US forces in S Korea... Russia does whatever it has to come out on top. If India gets sucked in than Pakistan will be at war with them. Mid-EAst might blow up with everyone distracted. \n\nOption 2:\nUS pulls out of Iraq early. Civil War immediately spreads starting with Kurdish uprisings in Turkey, Iran, Syria, Jordan. Next is Shites w/ Iran vs Sunnis with outside help. Mid-East destroys itself with all Europe & US trying to stand between them. Only thing that unites muslims again is common enemy attack on Israel. Western world takes Israel's side, crusades part 2. Genocide everywhere.
810116
Does not look like it.\n\nWe are on the brink of the collapse of the post 1989 efforts by the US to prevent nuclear proliferation.\n\nThere is no consensus over a strategy in the US over the issue, other than the declarations by all Politicians that proliferation will not be tolerated. \n\nAmerica rhetoric has been shown to be toothless. \nIn the case of Pakistan and India.\n\nIt is entirely possible that Pakistan either instigated or allowed 9/11 as a response to the puny sanctions imposed after their nuclear test. \nThe sanctions threatened the long term, Cold War, alliance between the US and Pakistan. \nAn alliance which blocked India's ability to invade and occupy Pakistan as a response to Pakistan's continual terrorist provocations in Kashmir.\n\n"See what we can do if you try to isolate us"\n\nPressure and carrots on N. Korea have proven equally futile.\n\nForce was not considered an option by policy makers, as action against the 1 million strong NK army with Seoul within artillery range would have ensured massive destruction \n\nThe only levers of power are held by China, which has chosen not to exercise them until after N K recent test.\n\nAnd then only to push them into the interminable six party talks. No doubt designed by the Chinese to further split the US allies and weak US influence in the region.\n\nBush's efforts in Iraq should in my view be seen as a belated attempt to use US force as a way to intimidate Iran into giving up ite nuclear ambitions.\n\nIraq was rightly seen as an easy target to make this point.\n\nIt worked on Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi.who admitted and ended his non-declared nuclear programme in 2003 \n\nIn Iraq the indiscriminate sectarian wanton destruction engaged in by those opposing US policy, has tied down the US army in a quagmire with no seeming option but to admit impotence and leave.\n\nThe US political establishment has still not taken a final decision on what it's stance will be\n\nHence the timely Question.\n\nIs there another possible solution?