[ncountylee]

Musharraf can be faulted for many, many things, but I shudder at the thought of nuclear Pakistan not under his control.

[river rat]

Don't lose sight of one possible scenario -- where the "free world" may survive only after the utter destruction of the Islamist hate breeding homelands...

Destruction in the Middle East, may have to rise to the level of the destruction delivered to Germany and Japan during WWII..

Anyone thinking the Islamists are any less deserving of wholesale death and destruction --- doesn't understand the threat...

I fear we will have to suffer several more serious 9/11s, before American takes this threat seriously......

Semper Fi

[Americanexpat]

"Musharraf can be faulted for many, many things, but I shudder at the thought of nuclear Pakistan not under his control."

Amen brother.

Keeping in mind how many times the extremist have tried to assassinate him and how many extremest are in his government, military and security forces I hope we have a plan "B".

[GOP_1900AD]

So invade and occupy Pakistan. Problem solved. (And by implication, restore the state of India to its former self).

[Arjun]

Your statement assumes that Pak became nuclear under Mush. The fact is the Pak has been nuclear for a while now... long before there was a Mush and it was NEVER ruled by fanatics. It has always been either the military or a civilian govt (ostensibly). The military ALWAYS controls everything and it consists of bureaucratic people like Mush who have vested interests.
That he has a pliant US administration who needs to show "victories" against terrorism helps him in his attempt to brainwash the world with his propoganda about how he is the only person who can save pakistan.
If he were to be assassintated another general will take over. I am sure the succession has been planned in exchange for loyalty.
US has no choice but to praise mush or else it will become obvious that US has too big a problem in Pak and no plan to tackle it. Much the way things are seen in India. But hey at least the Indians are not living in a dream world.