Yes, there's a PR analysis here, too. Interestingly, no one has taken credit for killing Mrs. Bhutto. Seems to me al-Qaeda would. She was western educated and, well, a woman.
Since the responsibility for this will likely rip this (dangerously unstable, deeply divided, Machiavellian and, of course, nuclear) country apart with retaliation against the murderers and their supporters, whom does this silence implicate? I think the President tells us:
"The United States strongly condemns this cowardly act by murderous extremists [NOT terrorists] who are trying to undermine Pakistan's democracy,"And when would the President pass up a chance to blame terrorists?
In the US, who does this benefit? Two thoughts:
Chaos = Fear
Fear = Republicans
But, follow me here, Hillary refused to say she would pull all troops out of Iraq or a timeline for it. That seems prescient right now. After all, we broke it. We bought it. We have to put it back together again.
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