The sad truth is that in two terms as prime minister and a quarter century in the political game, Ms. Bhutto made very little difference to the feudal, often poisonous nature of Pakistani politics.
In fact, in many ways she embodied it.
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This story is a welcome relief from all the lionizing that often follows the assassination of a world leader who seems friendly to the West. Many of the recent stories about her have overstated the difference she could make. I always felt that the chief value of Bhutto's return to Pakistan was that she gave the Sindhi people some representation in the power struggles, not that she was some glorious reformer. Perhaps her legacy will be her bravery in the face of near-certain death, but that is a story for the future.
