Slim Pakistani support for fighting militants: poll

muali · October 31, 2007, 9:31pm

Re: Slim Pakistani support for fighting militants: poll

People use(d) to support Musharraf. People use to like Musharraf, but why and what has changed since than? Never got the simple sincere response regarding it. The Musharraf of '99 was a dictator. COAS and President, held a rigged election and jailed Javed Hashmi for 27 years. This Musharraf is willing to give up his powers, hold a free election and media and courts are much more independent and strong. Not to mention economy is still going strong.

What has changed since than? Simple, Musharraf has lost the ability to gravitate people. Bring the emotion and talk about Pakistani issues from Pakistani perspective. This is why he enjoyed the support in 80s. Now when he is cornered in with his mistakes and circumstances. Others get to define his position, intentions and plans.

People want democracy and their fav. leaders. How many of them believe in democracy? How many of these parties who preach democracy as their fav. pet actually practice it? Most of them in the end enable the same Musharraf who is down in polling and ask him to lead the country. How can you talk about democracy when you yourself are the life time chairperson?

Did we choose to be in this position? Did any one had the choice to pick sides when the planes hit the WTC? Did any one ever tought that the brave “soldiers” of '80 will be the biggest threat to Pakistan and west in this decade? We don’t decide that, no one does. These are blowbacks of failed policies and half azz job by previous leaders national and internationally.

Times are hard and we need consistency. Moreover we need stablity, and end game. We need to know when these operation will end. We need to know when these suicide bombs will end. We need answers to questions. Is it paranoia or legitimate issues? Depends on what part of specturm you are in.

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