Wednesday, November 07, 2007

All Of Them Look Worse Than The Others

Sarkozy issued a statement supporting Bush's advice. The Pakistanis seemed less impressed. A staffer at the new Supreme Court told the AP that friends give advice, not dictation. Still, the Pakistanis could hardly be surprised to get that kind of reaction from the White House, given Bush's political situation here after years of supporting Musharraf.

Speaking of which, Congress chimed in right on cue. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), who heads the subcommittee on the Middle East for the Foreign Relations Committee, says our policy towards Pakistan should not be "faith based". It's a cute line, but perhaps Ackerman would prefer to deal with the "faith-based communities" in Waziristan and the Northwest Frontier Province who would have their hands on the nuclear button if Musharraf lost power at the moment.

We don't have a lot of options at the moment, and all of them look worse than the others.