Bush on Bhutto: 'U.S. condemns cowardly act'

Little mind Georgie on vacation again,isn't that surprising.How does he stack up to Ronnie as far as vacation time?

Go back to cuttin brush Georgie,the world knows your a clown.

We in Bangladesh are deeply shocked to know that Benezir Bhutto had to die in such a tragic way in the afternoon of 27th December 2007 along with 15 people. We pray and hope that all the bereaved families are consoled by the Almighty Allah and Pakistan is saved from such savagery. Amen. M. Hafiz Ullah

I wonder which ranch hand wrote the codolence letter? I hope he gets a bonus.

"Those who committed this crime must be brought to justice."

Brought to justice?? Mr. President, terrorism isn't a law enforcement issue, we aren't going to put terrorists on trial. We kill terrorists, go after them, hunt them down and kill them, not bring them to justice.

And by the way, how many days as Osama bin Laden been free since he killed over 3,000 Americans on 9/11/01? Have you brought him to justice?

What a joke and an embarrassment to our country.

"BUSH HAS THAT LOOK"

BUSH HAS THE LOOK OF TOTAL DISMAY. THE SAME ADMINISTRATION MISSION STATEMENT BEFORE CONGRESS, "I DON'T RECALL" STAIR.

HE STANDS FOR POPPY, AND IF POPPY IS UP, MUSHARIF IS UP. IF POPPY IS UP, THE TALIBAN IS UP. IF THE TALIBAN IS UP, THEN WOMEN SUPPRESSION FOR ANOTHER 50 YEARS IS UP.

2.0 TRILLION DOLLARS LATER, AND WE ARE NO SAFER, NO CLOSER TO A DENT ON THE WAR ON TERROR. WE ARE THOUGH A BROKER NATION OF SECULAR LAWS, AND HOMELAND SECURITY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER ASKING FOR YOUR PAPERS!

200 MILLION DOLLARS LAST WEEK SIGNED HER DEATH. 200 MILLION REASONS TO ASSASINATE HER. 200 MILLION REASONS, AND BILLIONS TO COME FOR THE SOCIAL UNREST AND CALMING EFFECT TO ENSURE THE WAR ON TERROR TO EXIST.

MEANWHILE, HAPPY NEW YEAR THE GOOD FOLKS FROM LOUSIANA. I KNOW I GAVE THE PALESTINES 14 BILLION LAST WEEK AND PAKISTAN ANOTHER 200 MILLION LAST WEEK. BUT HEY, DAVID VITTER IS IN THE CLEAR!

MUSHARIF TO BUSH: PIMPIN AINT EASY, BUT JUST WATCH ME AND LEARN!

The best thing Bush can do is SHUT UP.

Instability benefits Al Qaeda. Mushariff is a Bush/Cheney puppet. The people in the region could easily feel the U.S, had a hand in this. Try convincing them otherwise. We are so hated due to the policies of the Bush regime.

The people are going to rise up, marshal law will be racheted up, and total chaos and violence will ensue.

And make no mistake, the Republicans will use this as an excuse to whip up all they have left, FEAR.

How come every time Bush goes on vacation bad things happen? He needs a do-over Presidency. 4 MORE YEARS!! WE LOVE YOU IN FREEDOMLAND, MR. BUSH. Never mind those evil Democrats. They are just jealous!

Not nearly as cowardly as attacking a country that posed no threat to your citizens, deposing a ruthless despot and staging a trial in which you KNOW he'd be convicted and executed, then executing him, and all the while, decent, moral, kind and peaceful Americans are dying to try to prop up the fake "democracy" you instilled to cover up the lies told to justify the illegal occupation in the first place. bu$h 2- the worst.vice.president.in.the.history.of.the.universe.

Sounds like he is talking about his Texas NG record.

Ms Bhutto was in many ways an admirable and accomplished leader, but her assassination is a far more complex event than simple jingo claims of anti-democratic forces.

Musharraf for most of the years since the American invasion of Afghanistan was an acceptable ally for the United States.

The U.S. needed Pakistan's help with Afghanistan, a land about which American politicians had almost no understanding.

Once Americans mired themselves in Afghanistan, it slowly dawned on them what a mess they had involved themselves in. This is particularly true regarding the almost non-existent border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a huge area that forms almost a de facto third country of Pashtuns.

Intense pressure started to be applied to Musharraf to allow American special forces to conduct the kind of brutal and disruptive operations they have in the mountains of Afghanistan.

This has been the American approach: going from village to village, crashing down doors, using stun grenades, holding men at gunpoint in their own homes, separating the village's women from the men's protection, plus many other unforgivable insults in such a tradition-bound land.

All of this has really been getting them nowhere, but because the American government had no idea of what to do in Afghanistan when it invaded, they only knew they wanted to get the "bad guys."

In the last year or so, however, suddenly in the western press Musharraf's position as a military dictator has been emphasized.

The reason for this is that Musharraf has not been cooperative with some of Bush's demands to extend these brutal operations into Pakistan's territory.

He has launched various operations to please Bush, but it has not been enough to satisfy Bush’s gang.

Musharraf has, rather bravely, opposed some American demands. Moreover, on several occasions, he has been remarkably outspoken about American policies.

Suddenly he became an undemocratic pariah who needed to be replaced. Ms Bhutto was given a blessing, and undoubtedly the promise of lots of support, to return.

This happened mainly because the U.S. saw Ms Bhutto as more amenable to American demands in Pakistan. She had the double merit of being able to make the government seem more democratic, but democracy is not what the U.S. was really concerned with because Musharraf was just a fine ally so long as he served what they perceived as their needs.

The bottom line truth is that Musharraf has, in opposing America's excessive demands, been a rather brave representative of Pakistan's interests.

True democracy for a place like Pakistan is a long way off, not because of this or that leader, but because of the country's backward economic state. This is even more true for Afghanistan.

You cannot instantly create democracies out of lands living in centuries-old economies. The best thing the West could have done in this region is a generous program of economic development, but the U.S. has little genuine interest in that sort of thing.

The customs of centuries only melt away under the amazing power of economic development. Democracy follows almost automatically eventually.

The quick fix is what the U.S. demands, under the guise of supporting democracy and opposition to terror.