Bush Sees Positive Signs in Pakistan

[rodeodance]

Source: ap



Bush Sees Positive Signs in Pakistan

By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press Writer

Nov 10th, 2007 | CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush said Saturday that Pakistan's president has taken "positive steps" by promising to lift the state of emergency, step down as army chief and hold elections.

Bush continued his administration's approach to the crisis by refusing to pointedly criticize Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Bush dodged a question about whether Musharraf's moves, seen by many as an attempt to cling to power, are distracting from the battle against al-Qaida in Pakistan.

"I vowed to the American people to keep the pressure on them (al-Qaida). I fully understand we need cooperation to do so," Bush said after two days of meetings at his ranch with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel. "One country we need cooperation from is Pakistan."

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He said he still trusts Musharraf, saying the Pakistani leader aligned himself with Washington after the Sept. 11 attacks and has not given Bush reason for doubt since. In fact, Bush said, several al-Qaida leaders have been brought to justice "and that wouldn't have happened without President Musharraf honoring his word."

"I take a person for his word until otherwise," Bush said. "He made a clear decision to be with us and he's acted on that advice."


Read more: http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/2007/11/10/D8SQVO580_us_germany/index.html

[tomg]

1. Hmmmm ""I take a person for his word until otherwise,"

Now where have I heard something like that before. Something about looking into someone's soul or something like that. Twit.

[varun]

2. just like he sees positive signs in the economy, Iraq...

He must be blind.

[rodeodance]

4. he just looks through a different worldview than I do

[dantyrant]

3. Mission Accomplished! n/t

[allisonthegreat]

5. And why should I pay any attention to

anything he says???

[jmondine]

6. In other news...

Bush also sees leprechauns in the Oval Office.

[gratuitous]

7. His goons are beating down citizens in the streets

And Bush regards that as positive? Well, he can be sure that none of our bulldogs in the media will ask him anything about such a fatuous, asinine statement.

[allisonthegreat]

8. lol n/t

[AlinPA]

9. Shutting down the Supreme Court, placing your political opposition under house arrest is positive?

[daleo]

10. Martial Law is a "positive sign"?

Bush better not be taking lessons.

[DemCam]

11. there he goes again....

seeing things.

[rodeodance]

12. i just listened to the presser on cspan. Bush started out by saying the birds

were chirping as he took Angela for a stroll around the ranch

[Flabbergasted]

13. Which sign is it....?

:shrug:

[Swagman]

14. police beating lawyers with sticks..a positive sign ??

[chelsea0011]

17. Maybe that's it. All the lawyers have been rounded up.

[Diclotican]

15. rodeodance

rodeodance

Something he maybee want to do in US too?.. He have already treathend to wish to be the dictator in sharge, so beating peopole in the street is maybee "positive" for this gentleman...

And as a forreigner I have noted that mr Bush, and the rest of this Administration have used HARD words against democratic country, who are just electing leaders that mr Bush and CO havent liked.. But the word Mr Bush, and specially Dr Rice have used against the military coup in Pakistan have been verry "nice" in the meaning that they havent exactly treatend to stop selling and to suport the current military leader in Pakistan... In fact I wil see that the US administration have _suported_ this regime, from 1999 to this day... And we all know what happenend in 1999 when Musharaff was topling the goverment, and installed itself as a dictator.. But a rather mild one if I may say it...

But as all dictators, he want the full power, and now he has it, as long as it last...

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. the imposed dictator Musharraf

Musharraf was put in there