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Posted by Pejman Yousefzadeh on Sun Nov 04, 2007 at 04:16:28 PM EST

Quite a pickle indeed. In fairness to the White House, it should be pointed out that it will probably take a fair amount of time before any realistic options can be clear. Additionally, it should be noted that an imperfect Musharraf probably is preferable to the alternative, as the story references. But at the same time, an imperfect Musharraf will probably eventually lead to those significantly worse alternatives.

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by chsw on Sun Nov 04, 2007 at 04:49:39 PM EST

What do you think of the suggestion in the Washington Post that Pakistan should be separated into its major tribal components?

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by Pejman Yousefzadeh on Sun Nov 04, 2007 at 08:42:50 PM EST
Yet. I am not sure that partition is the answer to the current problems in Pakistan, which stem from the army's tendency to seize power at times when its top figures are threatened.
"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid." --Friedrich Nietzsche
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