By not bowing to the clerics, Musharaff has indeed proven again that he is a deft statesman (we could debate ad infinitum as to what the real reasons were). President Musharaff dealt strongly with the rebel Balochistan leader, Haider Bugti and now he is ready to crush the rebellion at Lal Masjid.
For a moment, let's stop and analyze, what would our respected politicians would have done in such trying circumstances. In the Kandahar crisis, the external affair minister accompanied the militant to be freed or even when Mufti's daughter was kidnapped did we not release the militants...
Indian politicians pale in comparison of Musharaff, and it is a sad fact of life...Sometimes I think India misses Indira badly (for all her flaws) or even Sanjay Gandhi (at least the man had some spunk)...
How I wish our Indian leaders would stop just stoking inter-religious or inter-caste feelings and work towards a united India...rather than just going on foreign 'study tours'...For reasons like these..a Musharaff is better than a Manmohan..
