We should hope so, given all the hype around it.

The war may be 'global' in terms of support but it is really/essentially just 'concentrated' in the Pak-Afghan border where all the 'main' bad guys/al-queda-operatives/etc, rest/reside. Slam/waste/catch the leaders of the cause and the cause is as good as dead; and the rest is history. Obama has increased the number of troops sent to the region, keeping/maintaining the odds of 'winning' in western favor/favour. To paraphrase Obama: It isn't important that God/Allah/Yah-weh/Baghwan is on our side but that 'WE' are on the side of God. What sympathizers in the government? We don't see these 'sympathisers' on the Pakistani media. Of course people who have friends and relatives dying in the name of 'collateral' damage, would not be 'happy' with the coalition military (inclusive of the Pakistani military). The clause in your argument is in seeing this as a battle between the west and the east, much like Bush's description:'the crusades'. BUT The war against terror is not the war against Islam or the war against eastern values.It is the war against terrorism of any kind. As far as corruption in Afghanistan is concerned: they take bribes 'given' by the west. "while the government is adopting an aggressive approach to the tribal areas, the nation itself is still an extremely volitile place. One spark and the whole operation could come to a standstill. Additionally the western powers, while willing to put pressure on Pakistan, they won't order them in what they should do, perhaps due to the fact they have nuclear missiles." you're hypothesizing: Pakistan has caught many Al-queda operatives as well as nabbed 'innocent' people(alleged terrorists) and sold them to the C.I.A, which is why the U.N and a bunch of humanitarian organizations are cracking down on Musharraf. [[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/12-un%20team%20wants%20to%20quiz%20musharraf--bi-06]] There are sympathizers of 'justice'/philanthropy/'human rights': There are no sympathizers for people who kill Pakistani residents/civilians by blowing themselves up in public arenas or the people who recruit/train these suicide bombers. Would you (genuinely)support a cause that is bent on killing you, your friends and/or your family? People might say that they support them to avert being the next victim but obviously people don't really sympathize. Fallacy:'An enemy not afraid of death': The leaders/masterminds/heads/big-dogs 'ARE' afraid of death, that is precisely why most suicide bombers are children/young-men/juvenile-delinquents. They are 'recruits' with young impressionable minds not the big fat evil bad guys. The big dogs, train/recruit/brainwash/[sometimes even blackmail(if you don't blow yourself up, your family's dead) or bribe(If you do this you will be honoured for your 'shahadat'(martyrdom) and your family will be paid off)] young males, mostly from poverty stricken areas. Get your facts straight In this respect Pakistani residents are much like Israeli residents: Generally Israeli/Pakistani citizens do not advocate the wrongs done to recruits/potential-suicide-bombers(Palestinians/Northern-Pakistanis) and oppose their own governments for unlawful torture/kidnappings/maltreatment/crimes-against-humanity etc But that does not in any way mean the residents 'sympathize' with people who come into their public places(restaurants/mosques/synagogues) and blow themselves(and a number of 'innocent-civilians': the same 'residents') up. Why would anyone support being murdered?