Benazir Bhutto?

Question

Is there any hope for Pakistan after the assassination?. The country was a powder keg before. Now what?

I wish idiots like Jewel would stop trying to score a couple of cheap points with such moronic answers.

Ditto gortamo who seems to think that answering in Irish or whatever is inspiring.

Answer 1

There never was hope before the assasination. They failed on the first one when she returned. If they hadn't got her this time they would have kept on going til they had

Answer 2

If there are other politicians who are not too corrupt on the January elections ballot then there's hope. There will be more unstability and violence as a result of Benazir Bhutto's assasination. Even though this tragic event occurred, it was foreseen by most people cuz there has been previous attempts on her life, she's received death threats before and she's faced so many obstacles and oppression all along and she didn't seem to care for her own safety cuz she put herself within the reach of the general public alot knowing very well that she's got enemies who want to harm her. I feel that the assassination was politically motivated and Musharaff is probably glad knowing that he doesn't have to compete with her in January's election. I don't know much of Pakistan and their government but its a tragedy that such a brave woman was assasinated regardless of whether or not she was corrupt.




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Answer 3

The minute Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan I thought, she is asking to be assassinated. Sure enough it happened. I am surprised it took as long as it did but not surprised it happened. Supposedly Musharif is not behind it but I am not so sure.

What happens now remains to be seen. The "opposition" still has candidates in the January 8 election. The country is a powder keg. The jihadists don't want democracy and prefer military rule so perhaps, although no longer head of the military, Musharif will become president for life.

Answer 4

I live in Pakistan. I'm completely in shock. I wasn't a supporter of hers, but I am deeply saddened by her death. Unfortunately, it willl have a detremental impact on the country as a whole, not only in the political environment. Bhutto was an extremely popular figure here. There will be rioting and bloodshed initially. The elections scheduled for Jan 8th will be postponed and serious inquires will be held to point the finger as far away from President Musharraf as possible. Pakistani people are already highly agitated and this is the last thing the country needed at this time. Fortunately for the counrty, Bhutto's death will save the nation from another round of corruption and thievery. She was as corrupt as they come in this counrtry.

Answer 5

There may be civil war! Which could dangerously affect the already complicated dynamic of the Middle East, I blame Parvez Musharraff, if he was not behind the assasination of Benazir Bhutto, he did nothing to prevent it and he may end up with a bigger problem in his hands than he had before, just for a false sense of acting in his own interests. The only difference between Musarraff and Saddam Hussein is right now he is liked by the U.S. for the time being, at one time Saddam Hussein was liked by the U.S. during the Reagan-Bush administration, let's be careful who we buid up.

Answer 6

Pakistan has a history of voilece in such political incidents.These things are to be accepted as pakistan is passing through a miserable period.I think pakistani's should have given Musharaff another ago without hesitation as he gets along well the Bush.Bush is leaving office in a next elections and that should have been proper time for pakistanis people to throw out Mush as well.Both the leaders are working in tandem it benefits US as Mush was a key ally in war against terror for US.In return pakistan was getting financially benefitted from US.Now when the Paki's are revolting against Mush these things are certain..............

Answer 7

Well there's always hope, if we don't have any hope left, we may as well end it all now.

But I think the country is going to erupt into a full scale civil war.
President Musharraf doesn't really have the respect of the people.

I wonder what America's stance will be on this. She had the American government's support in going back to Pakistan, because it was thought she was more favourable towards the West.

Answer 8

there is no hope..because this was a part of a grand scheme of evil capitalism ..blah blah blah

let's go ahead and frame this for the liberals..because it generally takes a day or two for the monolithic burp to come down from the top..for the marching orders to reach the troops

Musharraf like Hitler and Hussein has effectively purged his political opposition

he did it easier with a Carbomb and the CIA's help than through Executive Order like he did in eliminating the Supreme Court of Pakistan

Bush wanted Bhutto gone so she didn't return to power and ruin his grand scheme of the War on Terror extending to sovereign Pakistani territory..(something Obama has already suggested by sending troops in looking for OBL)

Haliburton has warehouse space ready and purchased waiting to gear up it's efforts to get all of the contracts we can
send them..no-bid..

That Bhutto actually had the love and support of all fundementalists and was the true leader of the people and is
a martyr for all that is good in Pakistan...

Answer 9

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

Edit - Is far more moving in Irish, as are many things, than English. It means, 'May her soul be at God's right hand'. For though she might have been corrupt, she was a brave woman and knew well she could die, and is where I hope her soul is now. I would hope the same for my leaders, who have faced the same kind of threats throughout their lives but also have bravely fought on.

Answer 10

I think Pakistan will pull through, if the americans don't put their noses again in the middle-east & make matters worse as usual.
I am very sad that she' gone, they always assasinate the good politicians or get rid of them somehow.

Answer 11

Politically it is a very volatile country.So many people have been assassinated and others have died in the aftermath of Political killings.I can't see it changing in the near future, it will be a big loss to democracy now she is gone.