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I guess I'm glad that they're taking their attentions away from Iran, but the government has repeatedly demonstrated that they couldn't fight a war on terror even if it was legitimate.
Obama has started speaking publicly about what we've all been thinking all along: Pakistan is housing violent extremists, and could be housing senior leadership of these radical organizations. The question is (and always has been) how exactly to deal with this. Pervez Musharraf has been an interesting character to watch; he was very vocal about supporting the US against the Taliban and al Qaeda, even going so far as to allow the US to have military bases in Pakistan. Of course later on it was made clear that Pakistan was under unbelievable pressure from the US and that Musharraf was concerned that the US might just tag team with India, which would put Pakistan directly in harm's way.
What I'm left thinking is that Pervez Musharraf never really had full control on the goings on in Pakistan, in fact he really didn't stand a chance in that area. Pakistan is still a very unstable place. I don't really have an official "he's good" or "he's bad" statement about Musharraf. He was about what I expected in many ways.
Now we have Asif Ali Zardari, who I trust even a bit less than Musharraf because of his history, but I find myself unsure of how he will attempt to deal with the tension turning into excursions across the border by the US. Clearly civilian casualties are completely unacceptable, but what can he bargain with? I might try to invite the UN to get involved, but that could be seen unfavorably with the Pakistani people. If they're anything like Americans, they'll want more useless and stupid posturing, which won't serve anyone.
Regardless, my attentions over the next few days will be fixed on google news for "Pakistan".
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