A Nuclear Headache: What if the Radicals Oust Musharraf?

[Malvina Reynolds]

Two recent assassination attempts against Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, have renewed concern in the Bush administration over both the stability of a critical ally and the security of its nuclear weapons if General Musharraf were killed or removed from office.

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The degree to which the United States may have aided in that process is a secret, in part because the Bush administration does not want to worsen anti-American sentiment in Pakistan. But there are other reasons, administration and Pentagon officials say.

Pakistan has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, and so the United States is prohibited from sharing certain technology. But two years ago a senior American official said the Bush administation would not let those rules be an impediment to improving the safety of the Pakistani arsenal.

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"It's very unsettling what these assassination attempts imply, that the inner security circle for Musharraf has been breached," said Gaurav Kampani of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies. "If security for the president, for the head of the Pakistani Army, cannot be guaranteed, what guarantee is there that nuclear assets and missiles and so forth are safe?"

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/30/international/asia/30DIPL.html

[KissMyAsscroft]

1. We wont let that happen.

I think America is on top of this one.

[DuctapeFatwa]

2. More likely event: Pakistan gets tired of being occupied by crusaders

And demonstrates that America does not control South Asia.

Hilarity ensues.

[LARED]

4. Crusaders?

Aren't you off by about eight centuries?

[Lithos]

5. It only seems like that at times

He is referring back to several comments Bush* made along with several missteps by the Military (Infinite Justice comes to mind), all of which brought into play the US as modern day Crusaders.

[LARED]

6. The US as modern day crusaders

is a notion that the radical Jihadist groups have been pimping long before the US had a presence in Pakistan. Long before 9/11. Long before any verbal missteps by the US military or Bush.

I just thought it odd that DuctapeFatwa was furthering the same lie as the radical Jihadist.

Perhaps I misunderstand his use of the word.

[Darranar]

3. Let them destroy each other.