Bhutto Says U.S. Must End Support for Musharraf, Urge President to Resign

[Purveyor]

Source: Bloomberg News

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Benazir Bhutto, under house arrest to hamper her opposition to Pakistan's emergency rule, said the U.S. should withdraw support for Pervez Musharraf to persuade him to quit as president.

``Washington has to make a critical decision now,'' Bhutto said in a telephone interview from Lahore. ``In the past, we've tried to find solutions around Musharraf, but now public opinion isn't allowing that. I certainly hope that Washington will go with the people of Pakistan.''

President George W. Bush has urged Musharraf to lift emergency rule or risk access to $10 billion of military and economic assistance that has flowed to Pakistan since 2001. The U.S. had supported an agreement between Musharraf and Bhutto as a way to restore civilian rule without undermining its hunt for al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists on the border with Afghanistan.

Bhutto's call to quit signals the end of a power sharing agreement that prompted the former premier to return from eight years in self-imposed exile in return for allowing Musharraf to stand for re-election. Bhutto has been leading opposition since the army chief suspended Pakistan's Constitution Nov. 3 and declared emergency rule.



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[Jackpine Radical]

1. Hey, great idea!! Let's all urge the President to resign!!!

Huh?
Oh.
Nevermind.

[dipsydoodle]

3. I read it that way too

:rofl:

[bdamomma]

2. substitute the people of America in this comment.

"I certainly hope that Washington will go with the people of Pakistan.''

Ms. Bhutto, this Washington will not even go with the American people, what makes anyone think our regime will ever go with the people.

[Sam Ervin jret]

4. Send her the "american express" defense dept. card you gave to Musharraf.

Call his card in STOLEN.

If he doesn't want to talk to her then? Well?

Let's just say it's more likely he'll talk to a person with an open ended "american express" and a political following he's not sure of than he is of just listening to the "people"

That just never seems to work with these power hungry, middle aged, boys who seeing there powerful toy being taken away from them.
They feel they don't want to go quietly into that good night. They want the power to "play soldier"(note the uniform on Musharraf which he just will NOT take off,I had the same problem with one of my sons and a superman costume) for just a while longer (note Putin.) They want to feel relevant (note Bush) in a world that is changing around them. They have been powerful(I'm Powerful dammit:cry: :cry: :nopity: )

It's not the first time in history that despots have tried to hold on to power too long and have embarrassed themselves, their people and even those who actually believed in their lies. Sad really.

Especially the part where they play soldier. With other people's children!

Get out of office for good all three of you and do the world a world of good.

[Javaman]

5. What? you want moron* to change a long standing american policy?

perish the thought!

[acmavm]

6. Oh frigging crying out loud. She'd better be able to prove that

she can lick cheney's boots every bit as well as Mushie did or she can just forget it. I have a feeling she can forget it anyway, but who knows? If she begs and grovels enough maybe they'll throw old Mushie over for a new love.