The Bush Doctrine can survive the Musharraf Exception over the short run. But over the longer term, the credibility of our efforts to address the root causes of terror will require nudging Pakistan, too, back toward the democratic path.
Friday, September 29, 2006
WSJ Urges Busharraf Crow-Eating
The Bush Doctrine can survive the Musharraf Exception over the short run. But over the longer term, the credibility of our efforts to address the root causes of terror will require nudging Pakistan, too, back toward the democratic path.
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OK, OK, But how do you get from point A to point B? Bring the armchair generals!
Wasn't musharrtaf elected fair & square recently ? it's pretty amazing that there isn't even a mention of it in this article.
Musharraf was elected by his subordinates, dummy.
Shortly after Musharraf's takeover, several people filed court petitions challenging his assumption of power. On May 12, 2000, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered Musharraf to hold general elections by October 12, 2002. In an attempt to legitimize his presidency and assure its continuance after the approaching restoration of democracy, he held a referendum on April 30, 2002 to extend his presidential term to five years after the October elections. However, the referendum was boycotted by the majority of Pakistani political groupings, which later complained that the elections were heavily rigged, and voter turnout was 3% or below by most estimates. A few weeks later, Musharraf went on TV and apologized to the nation for "irregularities" in the referendum.
you're right - it wasn't exactly fair and square...
Not to take Masharraf's side, but groups that boycott elections in order to support democracy are sure to fair and square lose them, democratically.
I would agree with that with normal elections, but when it's 97% of the population not voting the problem is elsewhere.
Agreed. Where?
in imposing democracy on a population that visibly has no taste for it ?
wouldn't that be undemocratic ?
they could all be killed contrary to their wishes if their wishes don't matter...
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