R.I.P. Benazir Bhutto

So, the imminent happened last week. Benazir Bhutto was assasinated. Anyone who didn't see this coming had to have had blinders on. She had so many enemies that there was no way that she could make a successful return to politics in Pakistan. What an interesting woman though. She had twice been prime minister before. Both times being ousted. I do think that she genuinely wanted to lead her country to democracy though. I think that she was true to her cause. Obviously, because she died for it. Now Pakistan seems to be on the edge of civil war possibly. I think we coddle Pakistan too much. Just because Musharraf agreed to be Bush's ally in the Mideast in the fight against terrorism doesn't mean that he really is our ally. The guy didn't really have a choice. Richard Armitage (former deputy sec of state) basically told him, join us, or we will bomb you back to the stone age...

So what is going to happen? The big problem here is obviously, they have NUKES! They also have a high concentration of taliban and al qaeda living on the borders, and actually right out in the open in the city of quetta. Islamabad is also a hotspot it seems. I suppose we WANT Musharraf in power, because even if he is a snake, he will bend to the will of the U.S., but he is definately playing us. I saw a shot last night on CNN special investigations about how corrupt the Pakistani government really is, and how in bed they are with the terrorists groups. They basically look the other way. Well, I guess we will see what happens. The Iran thing seems to have cooled down a bit since the release of the NIE report a few weeks ago, so now I guess we watch and wait.

It does still amaze me though, that in parts of this world, in the 20th century, there are women being oppressed, people killed for their beliefs, torture, religous intolerance (more evident than ever right here in the USA), child porn, sexual assaults, etc. All this bad stuff going on, and why? I thought we were a more civilized people than this, but we apparently are not. Like it or not, War and violence will always end up being the answer to arguements between countries, that is just the way of the world. Until this Earth is Burned to ashes and everyone is judged, we will just have to try to make it a better place to live in step by step. We have come a long way, but it seems we are sliding a bit recently. Lets try to reverse that. It starts with you and me. R.I.P Benazir Bhutto.