Re: More Turmoil Ahead
I would say its wrong to assume Mushy has no support base. I think he has somer support amongst the masses. How you measure support in a country like Pakistan is very hard. From my guess there ae still considerable numbers of people who support Mushy although at a guess I would say more than half of the country wants him out of power but then again no one takes not iof the silent majority which do not consist of militants, lawyers, nawaz sharif supporters, benazir supporters. I know some NS and BB supporters who also support Mush because they have seen more development during his time.
Opinion polls can be biased, rigged, slanted and the question is how exactly it was compiled?
By the way - how do they know if an election will be rigged? How does one spot a rigged polling booth beforehand?
Sad fact is whoever wins be it fairly or unfairly there will be some unrest. People will be looking to make trouble. If PML-N and PPP join forces I guess that will easily be 2/3 so Mushwillbe in trouble.
If there is trouble Ithink the army should intervene to stop disturbances and on top of that forcing Mush to resign. A compromise needs to be reached. Mush's declining popularity needs to be resolved and that with a forced retirement. A new army face is needed with an impartial view to restore credibility back within the army and its role as well as the political process.