When speaking in relative terms, yes, she was one of the best they had. However, to call her "ambitious" is like calling molasses slow. Well, now she'll be a saint, so maybe her ambitions are finally met.
A lot of people are saying this is going to cause a civil war. Yay for Eastern Stability.
Musharraf had everything to gain from her death. A truly rotten thing about this is that we're probably still going to have to support him, because the alternatives are even worse. :(
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Date: 2007-12-27 04:56 pm (UTC)I mean, she was probably one of the most dubious politicians Pakistan ever had, but now she's going to be a martyr.
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Date: 2007-12-27 05:00 pm (UTC)And, of course, corrupt as hell, but that's par for the course. Corrupt-and-reasonably-sane is better than Americas-greatest-ally, at the moment.
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Date: 2007-12-27 05:27 pm (UTC)A lot of people are saying this is going to cause a civil war. Yay for Eastern Stability.
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Date: 2007-12-27 10:37 pm (UTC)I'm amazed that her security detail allowed a shooter to get that close.
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