chip fireball wrote:
any british taxpayers money spent protecting him is money well spent if, like his mother, he represents a possible democratic future for pakistan, which is now without a shadow of a doubt the most dangerous country on the planet.
this is the only muslim state with the nuclear bomb and is home to bin laden, al -quieda and a large percentage of the worlds biggest crackpots.
the west had already invested huge amounts of time and money in re-establishing the leadership credentials of benazir bhutto. they desperately need someone to fill the void and prevent a country with nuclear capabilities descending into anarchy.
and prevent a potential nuclear war with India, a country who definitely won't f**k about if they think for one second that they are going to have hostilities renewed with their neighbours, should an extremist Islamic government seize power in Pakistan.
The fact that we are also talking about a Commonwealth country, means Britain is obliged to get involved with this at the top level.