Re: Why is President Musharraf acting so confident?
The Americans are just treading a careful path here. Publicly they are supporting Musharraf at the moment because he has been as far as they are concerned a trusted ally. They just want to see how the new government and parliament function over the next few months. Once the US administration is convinced that the PPP government is equally committed to fighting terrorism and Al-Qaeda and would not jeopardise their interests in the region, my guess is that they won't be as unflinching in their support of Musharraf as before esp. if Mush's popularity ratings continue to nose dive. The Americans just want to safeguard their interests in the region. That has always been their game plan. They don't care really if it's Mush or Mr ABC.