Another Failure In The War On Terror

August 14, 2008 – 1:43 pm

Faced with desertions by his political supporters and the neutrality of the Pakistani military, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, an important ally of the United States, is expected to resign in the next few days rather than face impeachment charges, Pakistani politicians and Western diplomats said Thursday.

His departure from office would be likely to unleash new instability in the country as the two main parties in the civilian government jockeyed for the division of power.

While we continue to be distracted by the tragic mess we have created in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan continue their descent into a regime controlled by terrorists. In the end, corruption, incompetence and a strong dislike from his constituents (sound familiar?) forced Musharraf from office. It will be interesting to see how our White House and supporters of its foreign policy (including Senator McCain) spin this recent turn of events. After Ms. Bhutto’s assassination and now this revelation, the United States has continued to demonstrate a dangerous fundamental lack of knowledge regarding the geopolitical, religious and cultural issues surrounding the Middle East.