Can we do it regardless of the repercussions?
Yes. We can definitely go in and kill a target and hopefully come back alive. Setting up a local intelligence network in Pakistan is also not beyond our reach.
However, we are probably not going to to do it, and that is because of the repercussions. What differentiates US from India?
- US is beyond Pakistan's reach, India is not.
- US doesn't share a border with Pakistan, India does.
- Several Islamic countries are US allies, not quite with India.
- Finally, we are not going to give aid to anything in Pakistan.