Pope Linus
2008-10-10 12:56:35
Nice post Dan. Some common sense on Pakistan could do us all some good.
Of course, it really won’t do us any good, since we’re about ready to elect a truly shallow dilettante to the White House. But hey, as long as he makes us feel good about ourselves, right?
Pakistan is a powder keg, and Musharraf had some success–early on–keeping a lid on things. And whether you liked him or not, keeping a lid on things was good for Pakistan, its neighbors, and the rest of the free world.
Now, I’d worry if I had relatives in India. There may not be a nuclear exchange in the next 10 or 20 years, but it’s not like relations between India and Pakistan are going to get rosier post-Musharraf.
