[Fishrrman]

Musharref is the best choice of a bad lot, but we MUST do anything we can to keep that countries nukes from falling into AQ hands. Musharref may not be a saint, but he is holding the country together in a fashion and keeping the Islamic dogs at bay

Musharraf is a mortal man, and like all men, his days are numbered, one way or the other.

I'm guessing he's not involved with this assasination in any way, but the message ought to be clear to him as well: "your time will come".

The situation cannot be good when one man's heartbeat may be all that is keeping the nukes of Pakistan out of fundamentalism's grasp. And that heart has as much of a bull's eye taped on it, as did Ms. Bhutto's.

I do not see how these weapons can be kept from that grasp without physical intervention by the United States, including a large number of boots on the ground.

I recall posting some years' back that Pakistan was the most dangerous Islamic nation, because they had functioning nuclear weapons that could easily fall into the wrong hands. Today, that danger is closer than ever.

- John

[tlj18]

I do not see how these weapons can be kept from that grasp without physical intervention by the United States, including a large number of boots on the ground.

I tend to think those boots will hve green berets on their heads. I think it would be a secret operation (or as secret as you can get). I don't envision regular troops in Pakistan unless there is a total collapse of the situation. Right now, the situation is unclear, but there is great potential for it to get a whole lot worse very quickly.