tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post8327606375746648815..comments2024-03-01T13:51:47.721+05:30Comments on Reality, one bite at a time: The glimmer of that elusive dawnSiddharth Varadarajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721228307097170092noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-35128189232398154242008-03-12T00:35:00.000+05:302008-03-12T00:35:00.000+05:30zardari is impressive with his political imaginati...zardari is impressive with his political imagination when he politely says that "he wants to work with mushraff" he understands that mushraff would not hesitate to go on a collision course and end the new government if it tries to impeach him as "vengeful nawaz" often demands ,you can have your vengence nawaz first incapacitate mushraff by doing the necessary constitutional amendment .<BR/><BR/> restoring judges would be tricky for zardari but primarily constitutional amendment to restructure power is vital to incapicitate mushraff and to retain democracy in pakistan for a long time ,the fact that mushraff allowed elections to happen indicates that us would not support blatant "muscle" it's "getting over" the army and it has started appreciating the fact that there are other powerful parameters in the equation as well and no sensible policy maker in us now would support the general to bulldozz civilian unrest(as it is simply not possible) , now the pak polity has got a good chance , america would still try to retain mushraff but as i say they realise the other parameters in the equation , it wont be unwilling to "dump" mushraff as along as they find "new partners" in pakistan . probably the time has come for democracy to stay in pakistan , unless the new army chief decides otherwise .with pakistan "you never know" .Ravi Kiranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000162739592585907noreply@blogger.com