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Friday, September 12, 2003

# Posted 8:44 PM by Ariel David Adesnik  

DUMP PAKISTAN: This column in today's WaPo reminds us just how bad a "friend" Pakistan has been to the United States. It is a point that can't be made often enough, especially given the Bush Administration's naive belief that Pervez Musharraf is our "ally" in the war on terror.

Even though regime change is not an option, Musharraf is so hated by his own people that if the US publicly disavowed his government, it might fall within a matter of months. Mind you, that is not just the opinion of an outsider, but one voiced by many of the Pakistani students I met at Oxford. While theirs is not the final word on Pakistani politics, it is not one I would lightly dismiss. If only the Bush Administration would listen...

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