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Bush has upset the balance of power in the region
American President George Bush has disturbed the balance of power in the region by signing a nuclear deal with India, said Punjab Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Javed Iqbal at a press conference on Sunday.
| Oh, gee. Golly. Gosh. Shucks. We're just soooooo sorry we did that. |
 Javed said the American presidents visit would bring strategic changes to the region and India would play the leading role instead of Pakistan under the prevailing circumstances.
| India, for all its faults, isn't stuck on stupid, with the choice lying between either spittle-spewing holy men or fire-breathing generals who've never won a war. India's a secular state. Pakistan is where most of the lunatics are stored. |
He said Bush had delivered a clear message that Indias friends would be Americas friends. Indias nuclear ties with the US showed that the Pakistani foreign policy had failed, therefore the Pakistani president should resign immediately and elections should be held, he said, adding that only political parties could govern the country and make decisions of national importance. He said the government should allow Nawaz Sharif, Benazir Bhutto and Altaf Hussain to return to Pakistan and play their role in the countrys politics.
| The problem with Pakland during its periods of civilian rule has been Bangla-style corruption, with the holy men and the generals elbowing each other in the ribs as they jockeyed for position as puppet masters. What Pakistan needs is to become a secular state where most of the people happen to be Muslims, but they resolutely refuse to do that. And because of that, they'll remain a larger version of Afghanistan except that Afghanistan, because its had its experience being a shariah paradise, may eventually pull out of its rut and leave them behind. |
Javed said Bush had clearly indicated that he wanted Indian domination in the region and Pakistan would now have to follow Indian instructions to please America. He said he doubted if Musharraf would take off his uniform or hold free and fair elections in the country. The opposition would tender its resignation from the assemblies at an appropriate time, he said and added that a campaign against the government had been launched, which would be expedited with the passage of time.
| If they spent a little less time plotting to achieve power and a little more time actually governing, they might accomplish something, but that's not gonna happen. |
Posted by: Fred 2006-03-06 |
