Apres Moi, Le Deluge

'Puter's never been a fan of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf. Anti-democratic, too accepting of Islamic extremism, unwilling (or unable) to control his tribal borderlands. His resignation of Pakistan's presidency leaves 'Puter worried though.

With Musharraf's departure, 'Puter fears the rise of militant Islam as a political force within Pakistan, which will give America's enemies a more secure base from which to launch operations against America and her interests. Perhaps a worse alternative is a failed, nuclear-armed state on the border with India.

Since partition, Pakistan has been ruled by kleptocrats and/or thugs. See, e.g., the Bhutto family. The likelihood of this ruling characteristic changing approaches zero. Nothing good will come of this.