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November 18, 2004
Some Dictators Are More Equal Than Others
George W. Bush, Sept. 21, 2004:
For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability.
The Financial Times, Nov. 17, 2004:
The US has proposed its largest arms sales package to Pakistan in more than 14 years, underlining the country's role as a close ally of Washington in the war on terror.
The Pentagon notified Congress about the $1.2bn package late Tuesday. It includes eight P3-C Orion surveillance aircraft, six Phalanx rapid fire guns for the Pakistan navy, and more than two thousand TOW 2 missiles for the army.
The package would mark the first significant arms sale to a US ally since this month's re-election of President George W. Bush.
Some dictators get their countries invaded by the U.S.; others get billion-dollar weapons deals. Notice how this deal was kept secret until after the election.
If I were Musharraf, I'd be stockpiling weapons now because I could be the target in just a few short years. Think: Saddam Hussein.
Posted by Mike Tennant at November 18, 2004 11:23 AM