Comments on: Diplomats: Bush was Musharraf’s ‘last holdout’ in Washington. http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:42:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5169234 Keith Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:10:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5169234 I remember when Dubya was in Pakistan and said it proved you could have democracy in an Arab country. Only problems---it is not a democracy and not Arab! I remember when Dubya was in Pakistan and said it proved you could have democracy in an Arab country. Only problems—it is not a democracy and not Arab!

]]> By: IBTunion4obama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5169174 IBTunion4obama Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:41:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5169174 Pretty sad that Pakistan is strong enough to get rid of their incompetent leader while our politicians and citizens are dragging our feet in a country that claims to be a 'superpower'. Pretty sad that Pakistan is strong enough to get rid of their incompetent leader while our politicians and citizens are dragging our feet in a country that claims to be a ’superpower’.

]]> By: eLad in MO http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168408 eLad in MO Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:31:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168408 "The paper adds that the administration endorsed Musharraf’s departure once it was assured that he “would not be arrested, prosecuted or punished in any other way.” Nice to see that Bush's <i>modus operandi</i> applies across the board. “The paper adds that the administration endorsed Musharraf’s departure once it was assured that he “would not be arrested, prosecuted or punished in any other way.”

Nice to see that Bush’s modus operandi applies across the board.

]]> By: Game of Life http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168358 Game of Life Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:19:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168358 <em>Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre Says: Takes one (fascist thug, Bush) to know one (fascist thug, Musharraf)… In my other opinion, Mikhail Saakashvili, the President of the Republic of Georgia, along with Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rove and McCain should have to face trial for war crimes committed by the Georgian military in their slaughter of some three thousand South Ossetians, August 7-10. They bombed and machine-gunned innocent civilians (no military bases in Tskhinvali, the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia). They also murdered some seven hundred South Ossetian children in their criminal assault. War criminals all. The Georgian military was equipped and trained by the U.S. and Israel.</em> No shit. Wow. All I hear about is poor georgia. Russia bad. The old Bear has awaken. chimpy is making more friends with deadly people who he claims are good men but do bad things. Only the repugs can reconcile the two. When is the msm going to report facts and not lick chimpy's crack? Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre Says:

Takes one (fascist thug, Bush) to know one (fascist thug, Musharraf)…

In my other opinion, Mikhail Saakashvili, the President of the Republic of Georgia, along with Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rove and McCain should have to face trial for war crimes committed by the Georgian military in their slaughter of some three thousand South Ossetians, August 7-10. They bombed and machine-gunned innocent civilians (no military bases in Tskhinvali, the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia). They also murdered some seven hundred South Ossetian children in their criminal assault. War criminals all. The Georgian military was equipped and trained by the U.S. and Israel.

No shit. Wow.

All I hear about is poor georgia. Russia bad. The old Bear has awaken.

chimpy is making more friends with deadly people who he claims are good men but do bad things. Only the repugs can reconcile the two.

When is the msm going to report facts and not lick chimpy’s crack?

]]> By: Game of Life http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168314 Game of Life Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:00:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168314 What a chimpy move. he embraces Musharraf although he has nukes, killed civilians, may have a hand at the assassination Bhutto and is a dictator. Almost everything he claimed Hussein was. chimpy should be impeach NOW. he is friends with terrorist again. What a chimpy move. he embraces Musharraf although he has nukes, killed civilians, may have a hand at the assassination Bhutto and is a dictator. Almost everything he claimed Hussein was.

chimpy should be impeach NOW.
he is friends with terrorist again.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168266 Marie Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:45:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168266 Sorry PA at #22, I didn't mean to step on your toes with the same post. Sorry PA at #22, I didn’t mean to step on your toes with the same post.

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168260 Marie Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:44:27 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168260 <strong>Harriet Meiers is now a lobbyist for Pakistan.</strong> Harriet Miers, former White House counsel, one-time Supreme Court nominee and current partner at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, can now add lobbyist for the Pakistan People's Party and the Embassy of Pakistan to her resume, according to documents filed with the DOJ earlier this month. Harriet Meiers is now a lobbyist for Pakistan.

Harriet Miers, former White House counsel, one-time Supreme Court nominee and current partner at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, can now add lobbyist for the Pakistan People’s Party and the Embassy of Pakistan to her resume, according to documents filed with the DOJ earlier this month.

]]> By: trollsbwild http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168178 trollsbwild Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:27:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168178 Hate to say it, but I am jealous of Pakistan. Their government functions at a much higher level than ours. At least they have checks and balances. If a corrupt leader is in power, they are not above the law and are removed. Meanwhile, they have nukes and are friendly to OBL, essentially granting him asylum. What's the next step- giving OBL nukes? Bushco really F'ed up and all you hear are crickets. Hate to say it, but I am jealous of Pakistan. Their government functions at a much higher level than ours. At least they have checks and balances. If a corrupt leader is in power, they are not above the law and are removed.
Meanwhile, they have nukes and are friendly to OBL, essentially granting him asylum. What’s the next step- giving OBL nukes?
Bushco really F’ed up and all you hear are crickets.

]]> By: MCMetal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168078 MCMetal Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:06:55 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168078 Goofy and fu(king Pluto , running their countries into the ground .......... Goofy and fu(king Pluto , running their countries into the ground ……….

]]> By: A Patriot Acting http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5168028 A Patriot Acting Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5168028 This just gets more and more convoluted. I just read over at TPMMuckraker that Harriet on-the-lam Miers, Bush sicophant and former Supreme Court nominee, is lobbying for the Pakistan People's Party (Bhutto's party and direct opposition to Mushy). Her firm signed the contract in March. curiouser and curiouser... This just gets more and more convoluted. I just read over at TPMMuckraker that Harriet on-the-lam Miers, Bush sicophant and former Supreme Court nominee, is lobbying for the Pakistan People’s Party (Bhutto’s party and direct opposition to Mushy). Her firm signed the contract in March.

curiouser and curiouser…

]]> By: ScaryBrownHusseinChick (ThinkOutsideTheBush) http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167968 ScaryBrownHusseinChick (ThinkOutsideTheBush) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:47:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167968 <em>Chocolate Jesus Says: Arent we all into like, countries having freedumbs to choose who they want to choose and stuff? Shouldnt we blindly support their democratic choices like McCain and McBush are insisting we do in IRaq?</em> In foreign policy euphemisms, "bringing freedom and democracy to the rest of the world" means having them do what Bushco tells them to do and sell us oil real cheap. Meanwhile, they were probably better off with their own dictator rather than ours. Chocolate Jesus Says:

Arent we all into like, countries having freedumbs to choose who they want to choose and stuff? Shouldnt we blindly support their democratic choices like McCain and McBush are insisting we do in IRaq?

In foreign policy euphemisms, “bringing freedom and democracy to the rest of the world” means having them do what Bushco tells them to do and sell us oil real cheap. Meanwhile, they were probably better off with their own dictator rather than ours.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167860 stateofthedivision Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:30:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167860 Musharraf is expected to leave Pakistan. Mentioned as likely places for the heavy handed dictator to land? Turkey and Dubai Where will Bush and Cheney retire? What country will house their run from the consequences of their malicious rule? Musharraf is expected to leave Pakistan. Mentioned as likely places for the heavy handed dictator to land? Turkey and Dubai

Where will Bush and Cheney retire? What country will house their run from the consequences of their malicious rule?

]]> By: Chocolate Jesus http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167852 Chocolate Jesus Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:30:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167852 Am I the only one who thinks it shouldn't matter a flying f#ck what any american politician thinks of Pakistiani politics or whose running thier country? Arent we all into like, countries having freedumbs to choose who they want to choose and stuff? Shouldnt we blindly support their democratic choices like McCain and McBush are insisting we do in IRaq? It would really, really be ironically amusing if someday, maybe far in the future, a democratically elected leader of Iraq expresses his sypathies for Bin Laden much like the current Iraqi leaders whom we pay to protect are now openly expressing their sympathy for Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran... If we ever attacked Iran, any speculation about how much of the weaponry we provided Iraqis woudl be used against our own troops? The massive pro-Hezbollah rallies in Iraq last time Israel attacked Lebanon should give us some clue.... Am I the only one who thinks it shouldn’t matter a flying f#ck what any american politician thinks of Pakistiani politics or whose running thier country? Arent we all into like, countries having freedumbs to choose who they want to choose and stuff? Shouldnt we blindly support their democratic choices like McCain and McBush are insisting we do in IRaq?

It would really, really be ironically amusing if someday, maybe far in the future, a democratically elected leader of Iraq expresses his sypathies for Bin Laden much like the current Iraqi leaders whom we pay to protect are now openly expressing their sympathy for Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iran…

If we ever attacked Iran, any speculation about how much of the weaponry we provided Iraqis woudl be used against our own troops? The massive pro-Hezbollah rallies in Iraq last time
Israel attacked Lebanon should give us some clue….

]]> By: sacopenapa http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167796 sacopenapa Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:23:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167796 <em>... Bush “remained faithful” to his “close ally and personal friend”</em> Faithful to a dictator who came into power by military coup... Nothing changes in Washington! … Bush “remained faithful” to his “close ally and personal friend”
Faithful to a dictator who came into power by military coup… Nothing changes in Washington!

]]> By: christopher wiwi http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167770 christopher wiwi Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:19:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167770 So is MUSHIE and neoislamofascist.............without a job. So is MUSHIE and neoislamofascist………….without a job.

]]> By: pete http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167750 pete Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:14:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167750 Just more proof that Chimpy has less grasp on reality than anyone else in his administration. Just more proof that Chimpy has less grasp on reality than anyone else in his administration.

]]> By: Buckie Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167738 Buckie Boy Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:12:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167738 “would not be arrested, prosecuted or punished in any other way.” Sounds like Musharraf has a job at the FAKE News channel, probably right after Freak n' Friends. Far from Balanced “would not be arrested, prosecuted or punished in any other way.”

Sounds like Musharraf has a job at the FAKE News channel, probably right after Freak n’ Friends.

Far from Balanced

]]> By: vinylspear http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167726 vinylspear Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:10:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167726 George was insistent upon re-arranging the deck chairs. George was insistent upon re-arranging the deck chairs.

]]> By: Leftside Annie http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167724 Leftside Annie Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:10:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167724 Well - of course - Mushie won't be held accountable for anything. Neocons never are. Well – of course – Mushie won’t be held accountable for anything. Neocons never are.

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-5167692 Doc Rock Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:02:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/19/diplomats-bush-was-musharrafs-last-holdout-in-washington/#comment-5167692 Dubya was always an excellent judge of "horse flesh" (despite being afraid of horses?) as witnessed by his trust and liking for Putin! Dubya was always an excellent judge of “horse flesh” (despite being afraid of horses?) as witnessed by his trust and liking for Putin!

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