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Offline AKIron

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« on: November 03, 2007, 03:01:14 PM »
Can the US allow Pakistan to become governed by a Taliban friendly/controlled regime? We're talking about a country with nukes. I don't think so.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307857,00.html
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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2007, 03:10:45 PM »
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Can the US allow Pakistan to become governed by a Taliban friendly/controlled regime? We're talking about a country with nukes. I don't think so.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307857,00.html



I didn't even click the story..... your source is FOX.  About as fair and balanced as Aunt Jemima on a seesaw by herself.
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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2007, 03:13:23 PM »
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I didn't even click the story..... your source is FOX.  About as fair and balanced as Aunt Jemima on a seesaw by herself.


Here's one for ya  from the Clinton News Network: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/03/pakistan.emergency/index.html
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2007, 03:20:56 PM »
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I didn't even click the story..... your source is FOX.  About as fair and balanced as Aunt Jemima on a seesaw by herself.


And which news source do you delude yourself into thinking IS fair and balanced?


None of them are.


Cept the ones that tell the news with the spin they want to hear


while Im by no means a huge supporter of it (actually I flip between them all)
Always cracks me up when people slam Fox as though CNN or ANY of the others are any better.

The only difference is in the direction they spin and distort stories
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2007, 03:29:24 PM »
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Can the US allow Pakistan to become governed by a Taliban friendly/controlled regime? We're talking about a country with nukes. I don't think so.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307857,00.html



lols, the only thing you are consistent in is your inconsistency.
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2007, 03:33:41 PM »
I'll summarize.

-Musharraf ran for president while still the Chief of the Army.
-It is claimed that this is unconstitutional and there are demands that new elections be held.
-He has declared martial law.
-There is much angst in Pakistan.
-The Taliban has been gaining support in the northwest. This may or may not be significant.
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2007, 04:15:19 PM »
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I'll summarize.

-Musharraf ran for president while still the Chief of the Army.
-It is claimed that this is unconstitutional and there are demands that new elections be held.
-He has declared martial law.
-There is much angst in Pakistan.
-The Taliban has been gaining support in the northwest. This may or may not be significant.


For those of you who desire a news source from the AP(Associated Press) here's one:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071103/ap_on_re_as/pakistan

Musharraf took power in a Coup. Read this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf#Military_coup_d.27.C3.A9tat

Iron, what you origanally posted, though, rings' true. It's already a predominately Muslim country; and, it's got quite a few radicals. However, what would the consequences of an uprising be now? A Nuclear-armed pro-Islamic extremist country? Hard to tell. You almost have to wait and see who floats to the surface on this thing.
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2007, 04:55:44 PM »
A military secularist takes control of the government and becomes dictator.  He brutally suppresses armed uprisings by Islamic fundamentalists and has been militarily aggressive to his neighbours.

Wait!  Oh noes!  Are we talking about Mussharaf or Saddam?
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2007, 04:58:18 PM »
Could be iran before as well.  the only thing he didnt do is host americians as hostages....
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2007, 05:50:45 PM »
Neither did Iran ... before the Islamic revolution.
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2007, 06:13:38 PM »
So, which is worse...

A secular leader who took power in a coup that was successful largely because the religious leaders in charge at the time were whackos, or a return to whacko religious leaders?

Think about it carefully, because that's about all the choice you get "over there".

It is not coincidence that Al Qaeda is going after Libya right about now.
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2007, 06:27:29 PM »
I wasn't judging whether or not Musharraf should remain in power. I am concerned that the Taliban may try to take over Pakistan as they did in Afghanistan. I really don't see how we can watch that happen and do nothing.
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2007, 06:56:37 PM »
Pakistan was not ruled by religious leaders before the coup. Nawaz Sharif was a crook and robber ... but not a religious leader. His downfall was due to his corruption, power mongering ... and the tiny fact that he tried to remove Musharraf from his position as Army chief. Pakistan was a democratic nation.
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2007, 06:50:28 AM »
Mursharraf is just another petty dictator clinging to power - this is a power struggle against the return of the pro-democratic Bhutto - and the possible decision that he is ineligible to run for "re-election" by the judiciary

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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2007, 09:41:46 AM »
Well, being a selfish American concerned with nothing more than the exploitation of all natural resources for my own personal benefit, I wonder what the price of oil will do tomorrow? Anything happening over there seems to send world markets spiraling into turmoil these days.
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