Chris Hitchens eulogizes Benazir Bhutto, as does Mark Steyn, each in their own way.
Nothing like perfect. But then who among us is?
Andrew McCarthy writes of what is left behind, here and there.
Sometimes this all takes on the air of a Shakespearian tragedy. With nukes.
Thanks for the perspectives.
I wonder what the political options are now for a post-Musharaff Pakistan.. Steyn seems to be saying the real options are dire and limited, and he’s probably right.
Also wonder what the Indian take on all this is. You would think this would bring us closer and closer to India.
Hitchens and Steyn- the clever atheist and the class clown..both good pieces. I wonder if they wrote them in advance?
Want the truth? Here it is:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12282007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_bhutto_assassination__not_what_she_s_912265.htm
A genuinely unnatural state.
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Shakespear with nukes… there’s a comforting thought.
Flatlander,
I wondered about the Indians myself yesterday. Will they take advantage of the unrest in Pakistan to start a shooting war? Or, will they stay the heck out of it? I hope they stay out of it. If they get involved things could turn ugly really quick… Of course, they’re nothing like pretty right now.
Jim C
Dunno Jim, but you can bet they are dusting off all the contingency plans right now. Imagine if a Saudi-backed fundamentalist took over the country. It could happen. If it’s a democratic election it’s probable.
Quite the kettle of fish. Depending on the writer Bhutto was either a valiant democratic reformer born to save Pakistan or a ruthless, yet quite charming, Paki thug who was only interested in money and power.
And what are we to make of Pakistan where many more people admire bin Laden than Bhutto or Musharraf? A country filled with Islamists where only the army and Pervez stand between the extremists and a nuclear armed Islamist state.
AARRGHH!! Shakespearian indeed.