Thursday, December 27, 2007

Bhutto

A friend familiar with US policy toward Pakistan writes:

[T]his is why our policy towards Pakistan in recent months was totally, totally wrong.  Musharraf was right to declare Emergency, and the US was wrong to call for its repeal, force him to leave the military, and press for elections.  The usual rules just don't apply.  The "Freedom Agenda" should have had a big asterisk next to it: "except for Pakistan."  Anyway, wth a free press, better protection for Christians and Hindus, and 10% economic growth, freedom was doing pretty well before all this.  Just had one small problem about the guy still wearing a uniform so he could try to keep a lid on the Islamists, and an obstinate Supreme Court.  Not a hard call, in my view.
 
And Patrick J. Leahy, among others who threatened aid cutoffs, should hang his head in shame.   

12/27 11:51 AM