The closest analogy to the Bhutto attack is

[SoCalDem]

edited to add.. Bobby Kennedy

Wallace's attempted assassination.

Bhutto was NOT in office
she was running for office

True, she had been prime minister, but at the time of her assassination, she was just a candidate for office.

kennedy was president
sadat was president
begin was prime minister
reagan was president
ford was president

her assassination was regrettable, but not beyond the realm of probability


Had she lived to be elected as prime minister, she may still have been assassinated, as Musharref may still be or karzai might be..

In an unstable country like Pakistan ( or Iraq or Afghanistan), being the leader is like wearing a target 24-7. Their "democracy" is always a bullet away from anarchy..and apparently that's the way they want it :(

[DS1]

1. Archduke Ferdinand wasn't elected either

:evilgrin:

[Richard Steele]

3. Jinx! You owe me a Coke! nm

[SoCalDem]

7. True, but Archduke Ferdie was a royal, and probably not liked all that much

and royals don't run for office :evilgrin:

[DS1]

11. I'm not arguing that point

:D

[SoCalDem]

12. I know ...I am bad

:)

[Richard Steele]

2. Possibly Archduke Ferdinand.

Time will tell. :(

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Rajiv Gandhi, too.

[librechik]

5. bobby Kennedy Jr--she was a relative of an assassinated President

just like Bobby, who wasn't in office at the time. She wanted more rights for the peeople and an ernd to war, just like Bobby.

I dunno--comparing her to Wallace is way out of line. Plus, Wallace didn't
actually die from the attempt.

[SoCalDem]

6. You are right.. how could I have forgotten about Bobby

Wallace was the first one that popped into my head.. Christmas brain fade:)

[truedelphi]

8. I'd say the analogy concept favors Bobby Kennedy n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. There have been at lest two assassination attempt against Musharraf

In countries like that, this sort of thing is not unheard of.

[SoCalDem]

10. and Karzai stays holed up in Kabul

except for occasional forays to DC..