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To: kumar who wrote (6115)12/2/2003 3:06:51 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 15991
 
Specifically - one can not blame President Musharraf for not being able to control that region - it has almost never been done.

Indeed. But it would seem that Pakistani forces are making inroads over the past several months, as indicated by the rumour that Al-Qaeda leadership, possibly including Bin Laden, have left the region for eastern Iran.

But suffice it to say, as I understand it, that Musharraf's predecessor, Sharif, was far too cozy with the Islamists and that Musharraf was left with a formidable task in reversing this situation.

Hawk



To: kumar who wrote (6115)12/2/2003 4:28:07 PM
From: ChinuSFO  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15991
 
Kumar, but at the same time if the US were to enter that region, wouldn't Pakistan cry foul and call it a threat to their sovereignty? If Musharraf cannot control that region then he and his folks should let the US have a free hand there.


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