"the West has already moved on"
Wow, that was fast! Why all the MSM print then?
And when are you puppets ever gonna learn that the U.S. is never a "friend?"
They will turn on you and stab you in the back quicker than a cobra the minute you become a liability or a threat to their plans.
"Musharraf exit poses challenge in Pakistan; Those who pushed him out now must face militants" by Stephen Graham, Associated Press | August 19, 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pervez Musharraf resigned yesterday as the president of Pakistan, avoiding a power struggle with rivals vowing to impeach him that would have deepened the country's political crisis.
His exit, announced in an emotional televised address, leaves the politicians who pushed out the stalwart US ally to face the Islamic militants and economic problems gnawing at this nuclear-armed nation.
Musharraf's departure after nearly nine divisive years in power was widely expected after months of rising pressure for him to leave, culminating in the threat to bring impeachment charges to Parliament this week.
A diminished figure since he resigned as army chief in November and found himself cut out of policy making by the civilian government, the former general, 65, left the presidency amid a palpable lack of overt support from either of his main props - the army and Washington.
Underlining how the West has already moved on, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered "deep gratitude" for Musharraf's decision to join the US-led fight against extremists following the Sept. 11 attacks, saying he "served as a good ally of the United States."
Musharraf's departure is unlikely to have a significant impact on how Pakistan's nuclear weapons are controlled, however. Specialists say a 10-member committee, and not just the president, makes decisions on how to use them.
Meanwhile, the Jew York Times is ringing the alarm bell!
PFFFFTTT!
In cities across Pakistan, crowds gathered to celebrate, some firing automatic weapons into the sky.
"It is very pleasing to know that Musharraf is no more," said Mohammed Saeed, a shopkeeper in a crowd of people dancing to drum beats and hugging each other at an intersection in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
"He even tried to deceive the nation in his last address. He was boasting about economic progress when life for people like us has become a hell," he said, because of problems that include runaway inflation.
How much average Pakistanis and Americans have in common, huh?
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They sure look happy, don't they?
Activists of Pakistan People's Party shared sweets yesterday to celebrate the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad. His exit was announced in an emotional address. (FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP/Getty Images)
That's the way I'd feel if Congress did its duty here.
