The closer to Islamabad the better? Any war is a good war if they spell your name right? When you own chunks of the Arms industry and profit off the death and destruction the world looks a lot different.
As far as a tight plan goes... I have always doubted this admnistrations ability to control all all the "rose revolutions" and other instability they promote. Look at how badly Moscow and Paris beat us up on the diplomatic front prior to Iraq. I have serious doubts about our ability to out smart the Russians and the Chinese in their own backyard.