Comments on: Musharraf Rebuts Critics http://www.poligazette.com/2008/02/19/musharraf-rebuts-critics/ News and Analysis from Different Moderate Perspectives Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:04:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: wj http://www.poligazette.com/2008/02/19/musharraf-rebuts-critics/#comment-26288 wj Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:48:12 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/02/19/musharraf-rebuts-critics/#comment-26288 Actually, Pakistan's voters had already marginalized the radical Islamists pretty thoroughly.  Musharraf's acceptance of the election results only avoid going the way of those places (like Egypt) where radical Islamists gain because there is nowhere but the mosque where it is possible to oppose the government. But really.  Is refraining from gratuitously starting a wild fire the same as working to put one out? Actually, Pakistan’s voters had already marginalized the radical Islamists pretty thoroughly.  Musharraf’s acceptance of the election results only avoid going the way of those places (like Egypt) where radical Islamists gain because there is nowhere but the mosque where it is possible to oppose the government.

But really.  Is refraining from gratuitously starting a wild fire the same as working to put one out?

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