tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827615308112247219.post6300570763146616353..comments2023-07-06T13:16:57.636+01:00Comments on Crumbling Spires: Pakistan: An ally in crisis.Henry Bolingbrokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299847830633512011noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827615308112247219.post-60821752483894290952008-10-15T10:11:00.000+01:002008-10-15T10:11:00.000+01:00Pakistan remains an important, pivotal country. It...Pakistan remains an important, pivotal country. It is an essential bastion of the American position in the Middle East. Without Pakistan as an ally, it is hard to see how the US could maintain its position in Afghanistan. General Musharraf is pro-Western. One of the worst possible alternatives would be an antiWestern Islamic regime. The alliance with Pakistan has enabled the US to protect the gillberkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304730473858211405noreply@blogger.com