Pulling the plug on this guy will result in greater world-wide grief than pulling the rug from under the Shah of Iran.
Musharraf’s case is very different from the Shah. The analogy of the Shah is only rhetorical and actually does not apply to Musharraf’s case.
I think Musharraf (like the Saudis) has played a double game for a long time. I am ambivalent about his fate, but heaven help us if the Taliban seize control of Pakistan.