....... So shall we come back to Obama and Pakistan !!!! Do you really belive that Obama is going to soft on Afghanistan?
There is no soft/hard thingy when it comes to the control of tribals of S. Afghanistan and the ones in FATA.
You need to provide resources (men and machines) and support those resources politically.
If Obama is successful (and I hope he is), he will provide more resources to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Then inshaAllah the ruthless Kuffar will be defeated.