Pakistan’s past, present, and maybe future? The tyrant and the criminal meet

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has held under-the-radar talks with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto about him getting her support for a third term, in exchange for a power-sharing arrangement. Talks reportedly broke down when Bhutto refused the deal unless Musharraf resigned from the military.

Let’s hope they stay broken down. Musharraf would only resign his commission, if he does, with a whole series of toadies to replace him in all top rungs of the Pakistani Army. That leaves a military just about as dependent on him but less skilled than before, while Ms. Graft returns to skim money off government contracts and such.