America reminds me, enhh..why do they have ni-43 maps of Kashmir in their military archives?
Oh well, no system can be perfect. One can only hope to reduce the quantum of issues that may arise. Musharraf did show some intelligence in foreign affairs though, even with us after the Kargil fiasco was done and over with, no?
Off course he did, only an idiot sees in black and white and tries to brand someone a complete dufus(although NS might have taken that vote for some of his actions taken under advice in his last tenure as PM). However, on a level of principle and morality Musharraf's rule was wrong.. perhaps better than Ayub Khan's.. but still essentially wrong. He violated his own oath, took decisions without any opposing voice or fear of repercussion for 9 years.. and lets not even go into his military leadership in which reportedly whole battalions were sent on charge of the light brigade type assaults against the Taliban by certain leaders with his approval.
The effectiveness of operations can be seen improving the more Musharraf handed over reigns of command to people like Kayani and others. The man was mediocre(even if better than NS or Zardari in many matters) and did not deserve his rank nor his leadership of the country. Because people like NS and Zardari can only get away with so many mistakes before someone catches them(like Musharraf) and stops them. But in Musharrafs case, he was judge, jury and executioner.. with the power to literally change historical records without anyone to question him or ask him why.
One only has to look at the accounts of truly deserving and decorated officers like ACdre Sajjad Haider or others to gauge how they saw military dictators and their accounts of their "patriotism".
What is the perspective of the next five years?
Nr 27 worlds economy for how long,its time to move up the ladder dont you think?
Is it going to happen in the future,you know there is the potential?
Its anybody's guess. But it is for sure that with the US going out of Afghanistan.. and the world economy still not out of recession as such yet.. thing wont fix themselves overnight. However, the current checks and balances(even if imbalanced due to a hyper responsive and irresponsible media) will ensure that this government does not repeat too many mistakes of the last one.