Paula Zahn Now - September 24, 2004


ZAHN: Is the world a safer place because of the war in Iraq?
MUSHARRAF: No. It's more dangerous. It's not safer, certainly not.

ZAHN: How so?

MUSHARRAF: Well, because it has aroused actions of the Muslims more. It's aroused certain sentiments of the Muslim world, and then the responses, the latest phenomena of explosives, more frequent for bombs and suicide bombings. This phenomenon is extremely dangerous.

ZAHN: Was it a mistake to have gone to war with Iraq?

MUSHARRAF: Well, I would say that it has ended up bringing more trouble to the world.

ZAHN: Even members of President Bush's party are saying that the United States is in trouble in Iraq and it's possible the United States won't win the war in Iraq. Is that the way you see it?

MUSHARRAF: Well, when you enter operations, you can go wrong in your calculations. That always is a possibility in any operation.

ZAHN: Has that happened in Iraq?

MUSHARRAF: Well, there are difficulties. One can't predict. Maybe the difficulties are surmounted and then it ends up with a victory, with a success. But, at the moment, we are bogged down, yes, yes indeed.

ZAHN: Are you fearful the United States will pull out before it should militarily?

MUSHARRAF: That will be a folly. They must leave a stable, territorially integrated Iraq. We have people of Iraq hard administering themselves, governing themselves, and governing their own natural resources. That must be left intact. They must not leave a disturbed area there. The disturbance can spread to other areas.

ZAHN: Do you think that the war in Iraq has undermined the overall war on terror?

MUSHARRAF: It has complicated it, certainly. I wouldn't say undermined. It has further complicated it. It has made the job more difficult..

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The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself. George W. Bush

I have said before that Pakistan is an Ally on the war on terror. Probably our most important one. Musharraf has has done a decent amount to find real terrorists But he is facing a rebellion or civil war from his own people if he does too much more. This is because a significant part of his population are enraged by the war in Iraq. Without the war in Iraq, he could be a even better partner in the war on terror. And isn't the war on terror the war that we are trying to fight.

The war in Iraq has sucked recources away from fighting terrorists and made it harder for our muslim allies to fight terrorists.

I respect his opinion. But one could also say that Musharaff's crackdown on terrorists has also made things worse. (From a Muslim perspective anyway).

Look....what makes things worse and what makes them better is a pretty subjective concept. Sometimes things have to get worse BEFORE THEY CAN GET BETTER. Many people believe that after decades of failed attempts at diplomacy in Middle East, that ONLY a military solution will eventually bring about some peace. We could have just continued to "let is go" and "let it fester" or we could have at least tried to resolve some of the problems by helping democracy to flourish in that area.

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"This is a time for a national imperative not to fail in Iraq." Condoleeza Rice, January 11, 2007

The leader of one of our most important allies, the President of Pakistan is dismissed as "just opinion" because obviously JP5 is better informed. I mean what would a man with vast experience dealing with extremist islamics and ruling a muslim nation, who has ordered his army into the mountains to hunt Al Qeada, deals with a the islamic issue with the disputed Kashmir territory, and won his power in a military coup know about islamic terrorists compared to JP5.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6090598/

I would think the people in Pakistan would be more angered by the Americans overthrowing the Taliban or occupying Afghanistan than Iraq. One little fact you lefties like to leave out is that before the Coalition invaded Iraq... NO MIDDLE EASTERNERS LIKED IRAQIS.... How can you lying liberals play both sides of EVERY ISSUE is beyond my understanding... perhaps you guys ARE the smarter party... you certainly take the lead in duplicitous and dishonest partisan rhetoric...

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Maybe the rest of world is less safe, but for a fact the US is a safer place because of the war in Iraq and or Bush. The terrorist are flooding there to fight US instead of attacking our civilian population within the US. I'd rather have our military taking on the terrorist than our civilian population. Frankly the people of Iraq need to flee. Bush has turned their homes into the opening battle ground for the US vs anyone who wants a piece. As cruel as it is, Its that or face the terrorists on our own soil. The problem is Osama is in Pakistan. Their government doesnt give a phuck. We need to take more action than we already have. Yes I admit Iraq was unnecessary at the time but we where going to have to face the issue of Saddam's genocide at one point or another. We need to do something about the governments that are taking no action against terrorism yet some claim to be our ally. For example: Pakistan, The Philippines, Palestine and Iran. I know that this would cause a global conflict unfortunately that is what it will take to truly extinguish the terror threat. These pathetic "OPERATIONS" that call wars are no going to do anything but inflame the hate and radical thinking that created Islamic Jihad. However that is not the only option. The president could be a true follower of Jesus Christ (not that I am) and turn the other cheek. We could have avoided all of this if we returned to the ways before WWII and break away from the rest of the world and reinstate isolationism and not get involved in European and Asian conflicts.

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Yes, I am a mindless, Brainwashed, robot,
AKA an American Infantryman.
Yet somehow I think for myself.....

In all fairness he nowhere mentions Bush by name. If he would have mentioned Bush by name...

But I must say, Musharraf has been playing his cards well. He'll be staying the leader/dictator/President/the father of Pakistan for a long time now that he's moved onto the good side of the US.

After reading this article, I guess we Americans better stick our heads back into the sand in utter denial. That these monsters really don't exist & certainly cannot hurt us, like we did pre-9/11. Is it better to ignore religious fanatics that are intent on paving their yellow brick road to Alla, while 75 virgins await them, by slaughtering infidels. The definition of infidels being. Anyone that does not believe the same as they do?

Or do we stir up the rats nest where they exist? To make them come out in the open, to face armed well trained United States military & other coalition members. Versus, letting them plot in secrecy, against unarmed innocent civilians.

It seems the obvious choice to me as to what to do. I don't know what is so confusing about fighting an enemy that is capable of sawing off a living persons head. You have to bring them out in the open, & you had better fight them.

Everyone, knows that if rats are left alone. They will breed into the millions & create havoc on international health. The same theory can be applied to terrorists.