After Musharraf

Your analysis is spot on in some points but is totally off in others.

You make it seem as if the ISI is different from our CIA in promoting the interests of the country when playing both sides of the table. The fantasy that we don't have black ops support of terrorist or guerrilla operations is no longer widespread. Realpolitik ain't just a German word. It's equally applicable to all countries. Acting holier than thou about the ISI fools no one it's only hypocritical.

You don't address the underlying motivations and fears that lead to Pakistani involvement in Afghanistan and Kashmir.

You can't brush their motivations aside and assume that more sticks (and more carrots) will supersede all other motivations. People are logical and generally work to their own self-interest. Mitigate their concerns with Afghanistan and you'll go a long way to resolving the Taliban problem.

How do you improve the situation in Afghanistan? Focus on the economic and political. The West ignored Afghanistan after the Russians left and again after the Taliban were routed. It'll take huge nation building (a Marshall Plan for Afghanistan) to wean people off of warlords and Talibs.

The bottom line for Americans stated new leaders must "crack down" on Al Qaeda activity in the northwest Pakistan tribal areas. The reason that Osama bin-Laden is likely still there is because of the same tribal faction problem that our "best intelligence" in this decade couldn't quite understand very well.
Problems 1/2 round the globe aren't going to be solved by us trying to reconstruct (nation building which GWB said he wouldn't do in 2000) new societies for them. Good luck on gettin the bad guys in those moutainous neighborhoods. We did what we could do in 2002 but didn't maintain the pressure. Poor choice based on the last 6 years events.

Welcome back to 90's Pakistan. I hope this time you wont have to wait more then a decade to remove these corrupt enuches.

I had watched Musharraf speech and for the most part while lisening I thought he would not resign Musharraf went on with his accomplishnents and did not touch on the major issues. It was after an hour he suddenly said he would resign. I reacted with suprise the TV station showed the reaction of the people all over Pakistan, and it seemed that the reaction was of great happeyness and relieve that he was leaving.

I trully believe that the only reason that Musharraf was resigning was not that he was not popular, but the big factor was that the army was not supporting him!!!!http://www.karachinews. net/story/396198

No indemnity should be given to Musharraf.

After being on this forum for over 4 years, and concentrating, and trying to inform the public on the dictator, in a sence I have completeed my objective.

Pakistan has a long road ahead of it.

I will take a short break from the forum.

Long Live Pakistan.

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