hopefully freepers who advocated this man’s removal will be happy with the eventually replacement situation and its impact on US interests. I do not expect that this will be the case, however.
I believe this dictator never had sufficient political power and capital to simply purge the ISI. There were multiple enacted attempts to kill him that were made public in the last 7 years alone - it isn’t like he didn’t have a vested interest in controlling radical elements in and out of his government. If Freepers are thinking a more conventional replacement will be more effective, I wish them luck.
Dictators (in the sense of absolutist despots) rarely resign from office.
I expect that the U.S. will have some input into the choice of his successor.
Further, India has interests in "re"acquiring Kashmir". Kashmir is disputed territory now administered by three countries: India, Pakistan, and the People's Republic of China. Musharraf, in addition to allying with the US throughout the War on Terror, has fought hard to retain Kashmir as a Pakistani interest. I suspect his "replacement" will give Kashmir to the PRC and India.
I agree 100%.
Musharraf for all his warts was a secular leader and had an interest in purging Ismlasists and their sympathizers from his country.
Only a fool would want to see him removed without knowing who his replacement will be.