Where does the creaky alliance between Pakistan and the west go if he continues to imprison his political opponents? Can he improve matters? Where does the war on terror go, whether he stays or not?
2007-11-13 13:15:27 · 12 answers · asked by Phil McCracken 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
On the contrary, Musharraf will ensure he wins the Jan election through fraudulent means - this is a certainty - and it will put the US in a very bad position.
There will be more unrest, more arrests of opposition parties, and NGOs members - hell this is a guy who handpicks his own judiciary. What else is there to say? Democracy is a joke in Musharraf's Pakistan.
The "war on terror" is Musharraf's only vehicle whereby he can milk the US for billions in aid. I ask you: is it logical for Musharraf to eliminate the Talibans and al-Qaedas in their midst? Musharraf & Co (Pakistan intel agency) believes Islamofacists are the best thing to hit Pakistan. Hey you don't want nukes falling into the wrong hands now do you?
2007-11-13 16:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by erlish 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT. The western world seems so obsessed with pushing democracy on the middle east that they may not have taken the time to understand what this region would truly look like post conversion. With all of the radicalism coming from Pakistan these days, if popular opinion had its way, we may end up with a Taliban style fundamentalist government with nuclear weapons...There is a saying about dealing with the devil you know. In this case I think it would be wise to back off of Musharraf and see how this pans out.
2007-11-13 13:43:28 · answer #2 · answered by camhunt13 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If he doesn't start killing the right people pretty soon, he will be. Bhutto will be dead too, within 30 days of taking office. The Extremists are leaving her alone for now because she is doing more damage to Musharraf than they ever could. A valid comparison can be made to the Russian revolution,and how the Communists came to power.
Then the war on terror will shift from Iran with its potential threat of nuclear weapons, to Pakistan, with its existing arsenal of nuclear weapons...it's not gonna be pretty. The best we can hope for is that it will be short.
2007-11-13 13:30:12 · answer #3 · answered by righteousjohnson 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
More than likely, he's done whether he knows it or not. His recent dictatorial tactics: Suspending the constitution, firing the Supreme Court, shutting down independent media, putting his political rivals under house arrest and prohibiting public gatherings etc cannot be allowed to continue. Probably what's going to happen is he's going to step down from being head of the military (under heavy pressure by the U.S. and allies), then he's going to lose the presidency.
The era of the strongman is over and they're being removed one by one so true democracy can take place. Some speculate that his regime is actually behind a lot of the conflicts in the region - it's self-serving so they can point out that they're the best ones to deal with the situations, that's how he took power in the first place. All that's left for Musharraf is going into exile with the wealth he's accumulated.
2007-11-13 13:31:36 · answer #4 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
He's held Pakistan together and kept the fanatics at bay, but I think that he is finished. Bhutto was a corrupt moron, Imran Khan is an opportunist ****.
The extremist fanatics couldn't be happier about all this - there's nothing they'd enjoy more than plunging Pakistan and the entire region into a bloodbath.
2007-11-13 13:47:15 · answer #5 · answered by mini metro 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
musharraf is just slightly less un popular than B Bhutto! Shes a proven crook and needs to stay under house arrest !!
2007-11-13 20:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by openyoureyespeople! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopde not. Even though he is deranged he is still the best thing they have going over there. Bhutto was throwen out of the country before because she stole millions of dollars and was corrupt
2007-11-13 13:18:53 · answer #7 · answered by Big K 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This guy ,must stand down, How can the chief of the army run a country and have sole control of the atom bomb he has in his power.. It seems to me that he gets rid of all opposition by placing them all, in prison or house arrest. Can this be right.? This guy must go, despite he is a "friend" of the US. Pakistan needs a strong leader but not this one.
2007-11-13 13:29:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
May be it is easier and cheaper for US to merge Iraq and Pakistan with itself. People of those two nations be given the US citizens of overseas status requiring visa to travel to main land or something like that...,
That can open up opportunities for people there, US can have perm. presence close to enemy, truely invest in the two nations we want to improve etc.
Just a thought.
2007-11-13 13:56:07 · answer #9 · answered by Raju 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
if he goes i would imagine there would probably be more corruption, making his successor no different to musharraf.
2007-11-13 13:19:33 · answer #10 · answered by i am jacks fingers 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋