Partnerless in Pakistan
President Bush rightly called Pakistan’s recent national and provincial elections “a victory for [its] people.” But his administration has been working behind the scene to subvert the will of Pakistan's people by trying to dictate the composition of their next government and prop up the election’s biggest loser, President Pervez Musharraf.
New York -- President George W. Bush rightly called Pakistan’s recent national and provincial elections “a victory for [its] people.” But, even as he uttered those words, his administration was working behind the scenes to subvert the will of Pakistan’s people by trying to dictate the composition of their next coalition government and prop up the election’s biggest loser, President Pervez Musharraf. Bush is playing a dangerous game, risking the collapse of Pakistan’s political process for the sake of his own legacy.
New York -- President George W. Bush rightly called Pakistan’s recent national and provincial elections “a victory for [its] people.” But, even as he uttered those words, his administration was working behind the scenes to subvert the will of Pakistan’s people by trying to dictate the composition of their next coalition government and prop up the election’s biggest loser, President Pervez Musharraf. Bush is playing a dangerous game, risking the collapse of Pakistan’s political process for the sake of his own legacy.