Ike, Thank you very much for writing all the war possibilites. Now once the war starts and if it takes a long time say 6 months, can Pakistan President under pressure from his own people withdraw the support to USA and then what may be the consequence. This report from a newspaper says Pakistan has its military, still in Afganistan. http://www.thenewspapertoday.com/world/inside.phtml?NEWS_ID=28003 If the war is prolonged more than 6 months, it may lead to world war 3.