The Pakistan Mess

New York Times | Nov. 6, 2007 (Editorial)

By imposing martial law, Gen. Pervez Musharraf has pushed nuclear-armed Pakistan further along a perilous course and underscored the failure of President Bush's policy toward a key ally in the war on terrorism. The events should not have come as a surprise to administration officials. This is what you get when policy is centered slavishly on a single, autocratic ruler rather than more broadly on his country. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Terrorism, Asia, Pakistan, Foreign Policy
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 6, 2007 - 9:47 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Mark Monday (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Nov 6, 2007 - 9:57 AM PST

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

For an editorial this piece is excellent at painting a broad picture of the problem of US support of Musharraf. However, it's easy to attack US support for Musharraf. This editorial fails to adequately acknowledge the hurdles to democratic rule in Pakistan.

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Fabrice Florin
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