[gandalftb]

The Sharif family is very powerful, more so than Musharraf who would have to rely on military connections. The Sharifs are definitely Islamists and hate us and the West. Thankfully they don't have widespread support but are a significant problem. Nawaz Sharif, in my opinion, is the key to bin Laden and Zawahiri's sanctuary in Pakistan. Nawaz knows Osama personally.

The problem with Musharraf is his deep military connections and that conflicts with the IMF loans that the Feudals need to finance their businesses.

[AdmSmith]

I guess that it probably is better if Pakistan and Turkey is run by the military than by the civilian politicians. The reason is that these countries are infested by Islam that has a negative impact on the development of a country.