Musings On Musharraf & Bush: Birds Of A Feather?

Published: August 9, 2007, 4:36 pm

Tags: civil liberties, terrorism, politics u s, iraq, politics global, military issues general, 2008 presidential election

Every now and again, I decide to post an item that offers little more than an interesting observation…with little relevance in the larger scheme of things. I’ve been preoccupied with Pakistan and Pervez Musharraf of late…likely a function of my ADD tendencies…and after reading that the Pakistani President has decided against declaring a state of emergency in a new article in the Washington Post, I was struck by the similarities in the political strategies and skills of Musharraf and George Bush. I’ll explain after the following excerpts. Senior government officials said Wednesday that an emergency declaration was being considered. But after a call early Thursday from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and dire warnings from his own advisers that such a move would have disastrous consequences, Musharraf appeared to abandon the idea. “President Pervez Musharraf after hectic consultations with his colleagues has decided that emergency should

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