“The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dealt a severe blow to U.S. efforts to restore stability and democracy in a turbulent, nuclear-armed Islamic nation that has been a critical ally in the war on terror”. This from an analysis written by Matthew Lee of the Associated Press. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20071227/D8TQ1RKO0.html
This was a truly sad event for Ms. Bhutto’s family, Pakistan, and the United States. George W. Bush’s nation building was all about spreading democracy. That opportunity now seems remote in Pakistan. The assassination also signals us that we live in a desparate world that will do anything to stop the changes that the western world wants to advance everywhere.
The fragility of many U.S. allies in the Islamic world reminds us that our national issues can be overshadowed by events on the other side of the world. If we let this fear distract us, the United States will no longer be a leader.
Too many political commentators are saying that this assassination will change our voting behavior in the elections of 2008. ”. That would not be good for America.
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