Musharraf is a plummeting stone. The longer the US is tied to him, the more trouble we are in ....

[Blackhatjack]

Look at who Musharraf is suppressing with his institution of 'emergency rule', or in other words 'martial law.' The backbone of a democracy is representational government and rule. Musharraf has expelled the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and surrounded the remaining justices with troops, appointing a new Chief Justice who will rule as Musharraf wants regarding his most recent election.

Over a thousand lawyers have been taken into custody.

The head of human rights has been arrested.

All the MSM outlets have been seized and taken off the air.

A new edict has been issued that anyone 'criticizing' Musharraf and his backers can be fined $70,000 and get up to 5 yrs imprisonment.

There is no way to stand behind democracy for the people of Pakistan and continue supporting Musharraf now. THe sooner we stand against Musharraf the greater the likelihood we will be able to work with the resulting government after Musharraf is gone.

ONE POSSIBLE SCENARIO IS: The Military will eventually step in to put down protests, and will depose Musharraf --and then 'appoint' another military strong man to start the whole process of moving toward democratic rule over at square one.

[SteppingRazor]

1. At this point, the best we can hope for is a takeover by the Benazir Bhutto-led opposition.

She may be laughably corrupt, but at least she's a moderate.

[nradisic]

2. Pakistan is turning into a bloody mess.

There is no easy way out of this mess. Musharraf is toast one way or the other and I see no way in hell to find a solution without violence. Pakistan is about to decide the hard way whether it wants to be a pariah nation of Islamic nuts or become a member of teh free world. There is no political soluiton at this point. It is going to get ugly and it is going to be impossible for Bush to do anything about Iran given the mess is Pakistan. Musharraf has sealed that deal for the Shrub.

[Virginia Dare]

5. And we financed the whole thing..

makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?..:grr:

[Virginia Dare]

3. Heck uv a job Mushy...n/t

[Bonobo]

4. Not to mention he has the relative lifespan of a mayfly.

His days left on Earth are numbered and unless he commits suicide, it will not be a pretty end for him and his.

[Webster Green]

6. Nobody could have anticipated something like this would happen..

:sarcasm:

Idiots!

[zabet]

7. I think maybe the biggest issue dumbya has

with Musharraf is, he beat dumbya to it - martial law. It puts dumbya beween
a rock and a hard place. He cannot totally condemn Musharraf's actions as he has
given himself the same powers via executive orders. He cannot outwardly support
Musharraf's actions either, if he does, it will prove to American citizens that he
is not in favor of Democracy but in fact, in favor of military dictatorship.