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Learning From The Bhutto Assassination Reactions
Cross Action News ^ | 12-31-07 | Rachel Marsden

Posted on 12/31/2007 9:39:39 AM PST by Victory111

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf: Up until now, Musharraf had been seen by some as a genuine US ally in the war on terrorism, despite having cut deals with terrorists to keep them out of his hair and in the northern part of his country where they could make bombing runs into Afghanistan. However, when these terrorists came into town this past summer to grab some hostages and make trouble for Musharraf in the Red Mosque standoff because they wanted Sharia law in Islamabad, Musharraf’s policy of negotiating with them was proven to be a joke.

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TOPICS: Editorial
KEYWORDS: bhutto; iran; lessons; middleeast; musharaff; pakistan

1 posted on 12/31/2007 9:39:40 AM PST by Victory111
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To: Victory111

Lesson 1. Don`t play whack-a-mole with your life.

Lesson 2. Hire ex SF or Mossad for security.


2 posted on 12/31/2007 9:44:15 AM PST by Para-Ord.45
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To: Victory111
Musharraf is, at best, a pragmatist. He dances best to the BeeGees “Stayin’ Alive”. He will do whatever it takes to survive. Perhaps he is driven by his love of country, I cannot say, but he is a tenuous ally at the very most.
3 posted on 12/31/2007 9:45:08 AM PST by Constitutions Grandchild
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To: Victory111
The “values voters” favourite who gets a solid A grade from Jesus also gets an F in foreign affairs. His reaction out of the gate was to offer his “apologies” for the assassination. He later said that he meant to offer his “sympathies”

“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”

4 posted on 12/31/2007 11:48:11 AM PST by Donald Rumsfeld Fan (“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” George Burns)
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To: Tigen; AliVeritas; Grimmy; gonzo; DeaconBenjamin; indcons; sukhoi-30mki; Eyes Unclouded; ECM; ...
Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م

FReepmail if you want on or off
5 posted on 12/31/2007 11:55:17 AM PST by G8 Diplomat (Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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