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Rice's regional strategy may have died with Bhutto, endangering U.S. interests.

 
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  • Posted By: ritu @ 01/10/2008 6:02:17 AM

    Comment: I wish one could think of some way to get out of this horrific situation but as far as one can see its a no win situation at the moment. What Pakistan needs at this point in time is to go beyond differences and unite . Its certainly better to have a country than to be known as a Refugee.

  • Posted By: vickyB @ 01/08/2008 1:56:38 PM

    Comment: This article is absurd, infact shows that the writer and the editor had little or no knowledge about what they were writing. Pakistan inthe last five years have become the only MUSLIM majority country where moderates rule and extremists, may they be religious, cultural, ideological etc, have either been cornered or rooted out. Its ironic to see that reputed magazines like Newsweek and others are no different than our local language newspapers, who for trivial personal gains can print anything which is eyecatching yet baseless, once it comes to educating people about the national and international updates. This effort of yours will pay you nothing except that, readers like me and my friends, not only you will loose your credibility, as you have at leats in my group, but people who believed in the idea of FREEDOM of SPEECH will also shed this sweet dream and consider it as a nightmare. I know this epistle will not affect your bizzare and intentional (PAID ALSO) attitude but just wanted to do this last favour to someone i always looked forward to for enlightening my horizon. I must also assure you that yes negligible number of people may buy your idea, temporarily, but PAKISTANIS as a nation now know that who is paying you and for what. We as a nation will make sure that your evil designs are not met. Keep trying but at the end you will not only be a loser but will also be embarassed.

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/28/2007 5:44:48 AM

    Comment: We are in big trouble extremist and children of moderates all around the world are being seduced by the chapter of JIHAD. If you look at the Madrassa's they are brainwashing futre genereations in that region with the chapter of JIHAD. IT is like subliminal indoctrination. This is very dangerous. THEY ARE TEACHING THE CHILDREN TO FIGHT JIHAD FOR one hundred years. Obama is the only candidate that can change antiamericanism in that region. It just feels right voting for OBAMA

  • Posted By: eddiewhere @ 12/28/2007 5:44:31 AM

    Comment: Somilia, USS COLE, First trade center bombing, embassy in Tanzania ect... duffle. The extremist movement against America begam after the first invasion of Iraq. American troop presence the root cause. I am not saying Hillary is not capable, I just think that Barak Obama has the right instincts and skills to tame that region. He is part of a movement that is very determined to succeed. Hillary Clinton will be an asset to the OBAMA presidency. Hillary Clinton is not a figure that will be welcomed in the traditional Muslim world as president, as a member of OBAMA's presidency YES. WHY?because it is a different culture. This is the first time a woman actually has a chance to become president. That is cutting edge even for our culture, imagine how it is perceived in the Muslim world, they are not ready yet. OBAMA just represents unity, it is what this country needs now.

  • Posted By: trizzybob @ 12/28/2007 3:16:55 AM

    Comment: "......But the other strand of Rice's policy???to persuade Musharraf to doff his military uniform, cede control of the army (at least formally), and rule as an elected civilian president???had worked. Musharraf resigned as army chief of staff at the end of November. And recent polls suggested the scheduled Jan. 8 elections would give Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party a working majority of seats in parliament, duly making Bhutto prime minister???and sealing the Musharraf-Bhutto partnership that was Rice's goal.

    This strategy died with Bhutto. With the current unrest, elections are unlikely to be held as scheduled. And Bhutto, the longtime "chairperson for life" of the Pakistan People's Party, leaves no clear successor in the party....'.


    NO one person is ever that important if the goal is truely just..

 
 
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