Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at a rally, just 10 days before elections were to be held. She obviously was a definite threat to current Prime Minister Pervez Musharraff, and to radical Muslims in Pakistan. No one knows for sure which side may be responsible for her death.
The timing of this could not have been worse. With Iraq finally settling down somewhat, and Afghanistan just next door, the region will no doubt be thrown into chaos. The country will be put under martial law again, but many experts feel that the breakup of Pakistan is inevitable....
The scary part of all of this is the nuclear aspect. With over 100 completed warheads, the need to have these weapons out of the hands of radical extremist is paramount. No one wants to see a rogue nuclear state in the Middle East. What Pakistan needs right now is to take a step back, let things calm down, and somehow find a peaceful resolution. Could a separate Muslim state that does not have nukes stabilize the region? Maybe, but I doubt it.
As for our own elections, this will be an issue that can separate the foreign policy fakers from the rest of the pack. Those candidates who don't know Pakistan as well as they should will suffer at the polls. Maybe the regular voters don't have a sense of the importance of today's events, but they soon will...
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4 comments:
you are right this is really bad. when i first saw it this morning on the internet i thought oh hell. like a lot of members of her family she met the same fate. then the country did not have a nuclear arsenal to deal with. besides the three countries you mentioned watch out for india the most hated neighbor for sure. this could cause problems not only in the mideast but asia as well. it could damage the economies of several nations including all mentioned and the upcoming economies of china, korea and vietnam this would cause the rest of the area such as japan to the east and europe to the west to take a nose dive. our dollar should gain even after such a bad day on the market today.
India and Pakistan's hatred for each other goes back 60 years, although I think we could let India kick Pakistan's ass on their own.
Mike, reckon you could buy these guys off? I'll help pay for the meal combo if they'll take the deal, ok?
Al-Qaeda reportedly pays locals off at $5 a day. I'm too broke for a Happy Meal right now, but I could donate my Ukrainian F*** You t-shirt...
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