[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Here's what we know:

1. The USA has given Pakistan $10 billion since 2001.

2. Musharraf has grudgingly moved towards elections, and suffered a number of domestic political setbacks, including Bhutto returning.

3. Musharraf finally decides his grip on power is slipping away, so declares marshal law.

4. All the while OBL has sanctuary in tribal Pakistan.

5. Musharraf says going after OBL in Pakistan would "destablize" the region.

6. Barrack Obama says he would pursue OBL into Pakistan, when presented with a hypoethetical. All of the major candidates, GOP and dem, call Obama idiotic and naive.

7. Britain threatens to withhold 0.5 billion in aid.

8. USA (Condie and Bush) weakly suggest that Musharraf should do as he promised and hold elections.

It's almost as if keeping Musharraf in power is more key to our security than capturing OBL. That is my conclusion.

If a keeping a dictator in power, in a country that provides sanctuary for OBL is the best we can do, God help us, we are #*(#$#ed.

You also have to consider the consequences of how relations with India improve/worsen in relation to all of this.