[palmer]

What makes Saddam more hair triggery than Musharraf. They both seem to be strong on rhetoric, all talk and no action. If anything Saddam's lead footed experiment in Kuwait was a lot more predictable than anything Musharraf might do covertly in Kashmir.

[Uncle Miltie]

Saddam's hair trigger record:

Invading Iran, thinking they were weak.
Invading Kuwait, thinking he had clearance from our ambassador.
Lobbing Scuds at Israel (a non-combatant) and Saudi Arabia.
Brutal suppression of internal dissidents (well, more brutal, anyway)

In one way, I agree with you, though. Musharraf & Co. probably have had more truck with terrorists over time. Fortunately, he came down on the right side of the War On Terror at the right time. Saddam did not, and he stands with the terrorists against us.