(NP) Re: canning worms

[rich]

Apologies--I believe the writer I wanted to point to re: my above
quote was Tariq Ali though Rashid is just as informative about
Pakistan/Afghanistan than just about anyone

rich

On 4/30/09, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Obama last night (agrees with you):
>
> I am gravely concerned about the situation in Pakistan, not because I
> think that they're immediately going to be overrun and the Taliban
> would take over in Pakistan. I'm more concerned that the civilian
> government there right now is very fragile and don't seem to have the
> capacity to deliver basic services: schools, health care, rule of law,
> a judicial system that works for the majority of the people.
>
> And so as a consequence, it is very difficult for them to gain the
> support and the loyalty of their people. So we need to help Pakistan
> help Pakistanis. And I think that there's a recognition increasingly
> on the part of both the civilian government there and the army that
> that is their biggest weakness.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 4:24 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> As much as the Taliban in Pakistan is making strides I do not think they
>> have the power to overthrow the Pakistani military as demoralized and
>> weary as it is. and from reading folks like Ahmed Rashid much of Pakistani
>> society do not want the mullah-types in power. The best scenario would
>> seem to be finding a more politically capable army general someone with a
>> bit more skill than Musharraff was.
>