After Musharraf, U.S. Struggles to Find New Pakistan Ally Against Taliban

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/world/asia/23assess.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=zardari&st=cse&oref=slogin - Hide quoted text ----------- Forwarded message ----------From: barry levine <levinebar@gmail.com>Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 4:48 PMSubject: After Musharraf, U.S. Struggles to Find New Pakistan Ally Against TalibanTo: letters@nytimes.com To the Editor: Were it only a matter of choosing which strongman to back, the U.S. would have already ceded out best option. The American electorate has expressed a desire for change. Surely this includes an embrace of the rule of law, rather than the rule of men, abroad as much as at home. Our relationships with Pinochet, Pahlevi, Marcos, Noriega, Minh and others stain the 20th century. If the 21st century is to be better than the last, it will be because the U.S. will have learned to respect Democracy.Barry Levine1142 Brown AveLafayette, CA 94549