Despite Lifting the State of Emergency, Musharraf Now Needs to Build Bridges with the Opposition
December 26th, 2007 by Amanda
Irfan Husain in the Daily Star says now that President Pervez Musharraf has lifted the state of emergency in Pakistan, ”there must be sighs of relief in the United States and Israel” because “Should there be an American decision to attack Iran or its nuclear facilities, Pakistan’s long common border would be crucial to the success of such a campaign.” Also, Husain notes that “Musharraf is the only Pakistani leader to have publicly advocated a debate on finally establishing diplomatic relations with Israel” and “Musharraf has not used the usual anti-Israel rhetoric so common in the Muslim world.”
However, despite having support from the West, ”the legitimacy [Musharraf] so ardently desires continues to elude him” and “If he cannot build bridges to the opposition, he will remain vulnerable.”
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