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2007-11-07 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2007-11-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 What Pakistan, and any other Muslim "country", needs is free tranquilizers to all denizens. On second thought, strike out the "free" and make it obligatory.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-11-07 02:26|| 2007-11-07 02:26|| Front Page Top

#2 The White House on Tuesday expressed broad support for freedom of expression

I recommend you have the AG office call every college President, starting with the University of Delaware, and say the same thing. Then Columbia, then Duke, then....

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-11-07 10:23|| 2007-11-07 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 several questions are raised, Fred.

1. Does Paki advance more toward democracy (which I agree, needs real rule of law) by going with Pervs way, or by going back to pre state of emergency ways, or even by moving beyond Perv altogether, and going back to civilian pols, oligarchs or not?

2. Even if an authoritarian path to freedom (a la Chile) is a better way given Paki's conditions, is it sustainable? Chile's military was VERY united, and knew exactly what it was about, and had strong support from 40% or more of the population. Perv has a divided military/ISI behind him, and very little popular support from what I can gather. And is in a much less favorable geopolitical situation.

3. We, in the US, are a great power. Can we acknowledge being reduced to reliance on one indispensable man, which seems to be what some admin statements of today reduce to? We must have options, no one figure can be indispensable. Thats ridiculous. Even if it means delaying the killing of AQ's number 5 leader for a year. What we;re getting from Perv, isnt worth the long term effects of being so tied to him, at the expense of relations with everyone else in Paki.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-11-07 16:15|| 2007-11-07 16:15|| Front Page Top

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