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I agree with Ahmed Qureshi -- his views on this subject:
some excerpts
A Zardari Safe Exit? | PakNationalists.com | Home Of Pakistani Nationalists Online
some excerpts
Historically, Washington used the same recipe for getting things done in Pakistan: support discredited self-exiled politicians against the military until they’re no longer useful, and then prod the military to take over and use the insecurities of whoever is in charge to extract strategic concessions. When things get rough with the military, Washington reverts back to self-exiled politicians to pressurize the military. This is what happened in 2006 with Benazir Bhutto.
Theoretically, Washington and President Zardari would like nothing more than a military intervention at this point. It would save both, allowing them a second chance, and would put the military on the back foot and possibly even allow the US to call for sanctions on Pakistani military for the first time, an idea that many in US military and CIA are promoting these days through US broadsheets.
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Even the current theory that Mr. Zardari is being eased out of power was first published by an American blogger, a known acquaintance of Mr. Haqqani, Zardari’s aide and former ambassador.
The effect of all of these US-origin leaks seems to be to provoke a military takeover.
Question is: Should the Pakistani military take over?
It shouldn’t. Especially Not now.
A better strategy would be for the Pakistani military to continue to contain and reverse US influence in Pakistan, expand the post-NATO attack strategy of increasing our strategic space, and allow Mr. Zardari’s government to complete its five-year term.
After all, President Zardari and his aides need to be held accountable for their governance record and this won’t be possible if they are able again to sit in exile and play the underdog.
That would allow him and many of his aides to escape back to their safe havens in UAE, US and Britain to be used by Washington and London to meddle in Pakistani politics. Preventing the current crisis in Islamabad from producing new ‘democratic warriors and heroes’ should be a key concern of all the pro-Pakistan forces in the country.
A Zardari Safe Exit? | PakNationalists.com | Home Of Pakistani Nationalists Online