| Re: Musharraf on 60 Minutes
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Originally Posted by WI Crippler  I really am on the fence about Musharraf. On one hand I would like to think he is doing what he needs to do to keep the country stable and keep a stockpile of nukes out of extremists hands. On the other hand anytime the military assumes control over the civilian sector through a coup, it balances that country on the edge of a very sharp razor. | Ive read his book "in the line of fire" i would highly recomend it.Its not perfect when it comes to india its understandably biased (i know Americans may not be aware of how much hatred there is between indians and pakistanis ive never heard more racist comments then i have by hindus about muslims and vice versa)but it really is a page turner as a book so interesting.
I think the main thing i learnt from it was he clearly did want things to be better and isnt a powermad narcissit.
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