Pakistan: Expanding the Military Counteroffensive

As the Pakistani military tries to finish its counteroffensive in the Swat Valley, it realizes it must move quickly from Swat to Waziristan to crush the jihadist threat. The army is off to a rocky start in its conflicts with local tribes, which underscores the difficulties the army faces in its attempt to reclaim Waziristan. The ongoing effort will bear considerable scrutiny as the military attempts to adapt what it learned from the Swat campaign and tailor its efforts to the local political and tribal landscape.