Musharraf is an extremely intriguing character. His history with the Pak military certainly has me wary of him, along with his actions in toppling Sharif. He is however trying to do something for his country. Yet, he does have clandestine relations with the fanatics whom he still harbors. I don't know if he believes and supports their cause, or that he wants to appease his people. One thing is for certain... he is MORE POLITICIAN THAN A GENERAL and that may actually benifit Pakistan in the long run. For now, we must go along with the peace process because it is beneficial to us. Complacency however would be a mistake. In this relative lull, we have to build up our intelligence system and make them competent enough to counter the ISI (who sadly are out performing us right now).
RE:Defensive support
by Mehul Parikh on Feb 02, 2007 09:17 PM Permalink
Mush is scared for his own life.. what ever he is doing today is because he wants a safe and secure future for himself. If he keeps supporting militancy in Afghan and Kashmir, he is making US its enemy. If he goes against them, the militants, his ISI and his own army would kill him. He is trapped in his own game today%u2026 military power of Pakistan can bail them out of this situation. The only option for Pak is to hold general election and Mr. Mush will quietly transfer all the blames and misadventures and failures to the newly elected government and will make his future safe as president of Pakistan till he dies%u2026
This is his whole and sole aim to steer himself clear and safe out of all this mess%u2026 he is not interested in what happens to Pak or Kashmir or Afghan%u2026he is platting a background for the coming elections this year in Pakistan.
