Pakistan's Coalition Government Moves To Oust Musharraf

Pakistan's new government continues to act like the amateurs they are. The coalition has decided it is time to strip Musharraf of his Presidential title and has tried to make him the scape goat for all of Pakistan's problems. How many times have we seen this in the U.S. where a new President takes over, falls flat on his face during the first 12 months and then points the finger at his predecessor? I mentioned yesterday that this new Pakistani government reminded me of how Obama would fare in his first 12 months. Here's some of the details from the story at Breitbart:

After months of internal bickering, Pakistan's governing coalition announced Thursday it will seek to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, cranking up pressure on the U.S.-backed former general to resign.

Analysts said the coalition, which swept to power in February elections but has struggled with the pressing economic and security problems they inherited, is not assured of victory.

Reading out a joint statement alongside Sharif, Zardari proclaimed it was "imperative" for them to move for Musharraf's impeachment.
He said the president's policies the past eight years "have brought Pakistan to a critical economic impasse" and claimed Musharraf "conspired" against Pakistan's democratic transition.

See what I mean? The reason Pakistan's economy is in the tank is because no one in the world wants to invest a dime in a land where this new government is signing peace agreements with terrorists. The economy goes hand in hand with security and a leading politician in the country was murdered in the biggest metro city in the entire country.

No, Musharraf isn't to blame here, it's the incompetence of this new government coalition. They had a chance early on to oust the Taliban from the North West Frontier provinces and instead they snuggled up to the terrorists like frightened children. The economy and security of Pakistan is in the tank because the new government decided to make deals with terrorists, thugs, murderers, drug dealers and assassins. The new government of Pakistan made it's bed and now they are laying in it with these scum.

Pakistani ruling coalition moves to oust Musharraf

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - After months of internal bickering, Pakistan's governing coalition announced Thursday it will seek to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, cranking up pressure on the U.S.-backed former general to resign.
With his popularity at rock bottom and civilian political forces arrayed against him, the outlook is gloomy for the leader who pushed Pakistan into the U.S.-led war on extremist groups after the Sept. 11 attack on America.
But Musharraf, who is still seen as close to the armed forces he once commanded, appears in no mood to give up without a fight eight years after rising to power in a military coup.
Analysts said the coalition, which swept to power in February elections but has struggled with the pressing economic and security problems they inherited, is not assured of victory.
Stripping Musharraf of the presidency will require a two-thirds majority of lawmakers voting in a joint session of both houses of Parliament.
Parties in the coalition control 236 of the National Assembly's 339 seats and as many as 51 of the Senate's 100 seats. That is at least six seats short, so the coalition will need support from some of the 29 independent lawmakers or defectors from pro-Musharraf parties.
"It won't be smooth-sailing," said political analyst Mehdi Hasan.
Asif Ali Zardari, leader of the coalition's biggest party, expressed confidence it will succeed. He called the move to seek impeachment "good news for democracy" in Pakistan.
The decision followed two days of marathon negotiations between Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted as prime minister in Musharraf's 1999 coup and now leads the second-largest party in the coalition.
Their alliance—forged after the February election victory—has been at risk of collapse over differences over how to restore judges fired by Musharraf last year and whether to seek his ouster.
While fears of the coalition splitting up have eased, the impeachment drive will heighten political tensions and set up a confrontation with Musharraf that many analysts thought Zardari wanted to avoid. Musharraf immediately canceled a planned trip to Beijing for the Olympics' opening ceremony.
Reading out a joint statement alongside Sharif, Zardari proclaimed it was "imperative" for them to move for Musharraf's impeachment.
He said the president's policies the past eight years "have brought Pakistan to a critical economic impasse" and claimed Musharraf "conspired" against Pakistan's democratic transition.
Zardari said Musharraf had given a "clear commitment" to resign if his party lost in the February elections. He also said the president failed to honor a pledge made by his lawyer to the Supreme Court to seek a vote of confidence from the new Parliament.
Sharif said the impeachment process would start "in the next few days."
Provincial assemblies will first be called on to demand that Musharraf face a vote of confidence from lawmakers.