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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Or: Pakistan is a nation that supports and harbors terrorists. It actively supported the Taliban and OBL. Its official security agency, the ISI, commits and sponsors terrorist acts against one of our allies, India. It is led by a military dictatorship that seized power from a democratically elected government. Pakistan's record on human rights is one of the most asbysmal on the planet. Public education was virtually abandoned in favor of extremist Islamic madrasses (basically terrorist training camps), of which it is believed there exist about 40,000. Notable alumni include Mullah Omar and John Walker Lindh. Pakistan is a known nuclear power and has admitted to exporting nuclear materials and technology to regimes openly hostile to the U.S., most notably North Korea. OBL is currently believed to be operating in Western Pakistan. However, Pakistan refuses to allow U.S. troops to operate in the area to locate him.

This may all be true. But Musharrif is the best we are going to get. We can't do better so we have to make do with what we have.