[MadIvan]

President Bush should not just threaten this with some countries - he should execute on it.

Let fear stalk anyone who dares raise their hand to the West.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[Just mythoughts]

Interesting, Armitage is sure getting a whole lot of press these days.

[beaversmom]

President Musharraf said. “I think it was a very rude remark.”

Oh, did it offend your Muslim sensibilities Mr. Musharraf?

[MinorityRepublican]

[nopardons]

Dickie Armitage supposedly threatened the President of Pakistan, after 9/11; so says the President of Pakistan.

[vimto]

Good to see you posting again! Just read this in the Times. It reminded me of a comment made by a sensible woman in Afghanistan the other day. She said it made no sense to bomb Afghanistan and not bomb Pakistan. She wanted liberation and knew that Pakistan funds. fuels, trains and protects the Taliban and other Islamist groups.


Years ago the art of war included cutting off the supply train.

[dontpethesweatythings]

MARK!,MARK!,MARK!...RELEASE! BOMBS AWAY!!!

[rawhide]

Armitage is a loose cannon around members of the press, and presidents. I am glad he is gone. He caused a lot of damage for this administration.

[Lancey Howard]

Wow! Great post! I love some of these quotes.

[taxesareforever]

By my observation no bombing was necessary to put them back into the Stone Age.

[MaxMax]

We should've taken out Iran's Nuke-facilities
while their puppet was speaking at the UN.

Imagine that.

God Bless America,
Maxmax.

[dr_who_2]

President Musharraf was clearly angered by Mr Bush’s declaration that the US would act independently of his authority inside Pakistan.

I wonder if he feels the same away about bin Laden acting indepedently of his authority inside Pakistan.

[BIGLOOK]

There is something to this story. Shortly before the Afghan campaign, Mushariff went public to the Pakistani, condemning the attacks on the US and disavowing the Taliban. This was broadcast here. While he didn't say who the messenger was, it was clear that Bush had read him the riot act. One statement he made stood out. (paraphrase) "Our very existence depends on our cooperation".

Beats me why he names Armitage as the messenger. The US already had a resident ambassador.

[Just mythoughts]

"# February 2002. On a visit to the White House Musharraf says: “We reject terrorism . . . we will continue to fulfill our responsibilities”


Approximately a month after Rockefeller went to warn the neighborhood about mean President Bush and the same month that Joe Wilson went on his tea sipping venture to tag 'yellowcake'.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

One of my childhood Heros said that,,What-A-Guy,,From what
I had heard,,He was 12ft. Tall ! I saw Him on the Flight-Line at BAFB in 1955 or so,,All Farts-N-Darts and See-gar,
Looked just like anybodys ol' fat PaPaw,,,
HEY,PERV,,,His Bombers Are Rite Down The Road !
Wanna Be LAOS ?
ARC-Light,ARC-Brite !

[ladyinred]

And? I mean, are we supposed to say that was evil? I am personally loving this! Fred Flintstone here they come as far as I am concerned. Of course I just finished watching UNITED 93 for the first time tonight and I am so angry all over again!

[neb52]

In hind sight, it would of been wise if we had went ahead and occupied the border and locked it down. Even if it put President Musharraf in a bad spot. Its obvious he doesn't trust his Army and Intelligence Agencies;and so far what military action the Pakis have taken on has been somewhat inept and amateurish. But I don't blame Musharraf, he did the coup because of what his country had become and inherited a country that parts of it thought themselves pretty much self ruled instead of being beholden to Islamabad.

[AdmSmith]

The recent deal between Pakistan and the Deobandis in Waziristan has caused a lot of pressure on Musharraf from the civilized word, now he is trying to get more accolade from the Deobandis by blaming Armitage for his earlier decisions. ("I had no alternative.") The question is; why is Musharraf doing this now?

We have to give him another suggestion he can't refuse...

[WoofDog123]

Every interview with musharraf i have read, i have noted he has made all kinds of apparently candid comments, in some cases quite open about problems he has had or things he has done or not done. this guy is next to death's door (not from the US so much as islamic elements in his own country) and apparently has done quite a bit despite multiple attempts to kill him.

i have no doubt the stone age language might well have been used. pakistan would not be allowed to be neutral in september 2001.

[Mac1]

has this appeared on the BBC yet? Would have thought they would be onto it like a shot.