Pakistan elections, Pervez Musharraf, Bush's war on terror

The unraveling of Pervez Musharraf's presidency has dealt a severe blow to Bush's fatally flawed policy in the region.

what is clear is that the administration's coddling of Musharraf -- lavishing him with billions of dollars in aid while turning a blind eye to his egregious assault on nascent Pakistani democracy -- has achieved precious little in the way of U.S. national security goals. Vietnam-style search-and-destroy missions, whether carried out at U.S. insistence by the Pakistani military in that country's northwest frontier, or by U.S. troops across the border in ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 20, 2008

Juan Cole presents a very readable story of developments in Pakistan, with aspects and nuances beyond those found in the reports from the big corporate press agencies.

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by Roland F. Hirsch - Feb. 20, 2008

This is a strange opinion piece. Democracy in Pakistan is a defeat for U.S. foreign policy? That the fundamentalist parties "fell apart" is bad? The outcome of the election strengthens the parties that support the U.S. objectives in the region. The facts are simply contrary to the author's biases.

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