I think it’s equally futile to keep talking about Bush’s Musharaff. Think it thrrough! What can America really do in the current, extremely complicated situation? The US can’t solve Pakistan’s problems witht he wave of a magic wand. Actually, if it interfered too much, it would be villified.

It’s unfortunate that there seems to be no strong replacemtn for Mushraff. It’s condemnable that he seems to be rigging the election by shutting down the independent media that would allow opposition candidates a voice. The reality is that he US can’t send in tanks to undo what he has done, no matter how counter-productive his actions may be.

The top concern is to secure the nuclear material. As long as Musharaff is in charge, the US has to deal with him. There is no other choice.The head of state can’t by bypassed; that’s not the way Pakistan works.

Blaming America for all the troubles is just one way to avoid looking at what ails Pakistan from within.
The Pakistanis, like the Afghhanis, have their own choices to make, as well, in forging their destiny
They don’t want to fight the extremists; They don’t want any trouble. They don’t want interference.. So, how would the complaiers secure the nuclear materals and get rid of terrorism? Ranting and compalinint about Bush and the US isn’t going to get you very far.
So, what’s the better plan?

liberals were screaming pakistan and saudi arabia from the beganning, and the right winger hatred of them was so strong that they rewarded pakistan with billions of american dollars. they hate liberals so much because liberals pointed out that 15 of the 19 hijackers were saudi arabian, that they rewarded saudi arabia a port along the eastern coast (thank goodness there was outcries against it and the deal fail) and rewarded saudi arabia with 20 millions dollars worth of arms.

so what did you expect from pakistan. you are now suddenly outrage over the general/president of pakistan. i believe that if liberals even said one more thing about the humen right violatio commited by the president of pakistan, the right winger would reward them with more nuclear arms and used american soldiers to enage in the human right violations if that will make the liberals angrier.