Friday
Oct012010
Pakistan: As Military Threatens Move, The Tension Rises for Washington (DeYoung)
Karen DeYoung's article for The Washington Post is a must-read. Work through the detail and analysis and the following is on the table.
1: Pakistan's military is threatening a takeover if the Zardari Government does not carry out sweeping action against its own officials;
2. The US Government, while not happy with a coup, is looking to a "best-case scenario" of those Government changes;
3. At least one key Administration officials says that changes from military pressure are preferable to Pakistan's constitutional process, carried out through the courts, concerning President Zardari: