Pakistan: the way forward

I couldn’t agree more with this New York Times editorial piece – I’m glad the Times is arguing strongly for a democratic approach in Pakistan, rather than just Realpolitik; and that it’s calling for the release of lawyers and others still under arrest.

I hope it’s the view that finds favour in Washington – and I think it’d http://www.gooakley.com/ help enormously if a leading candidate were to make a public statement like this. Barack Obama, for instance, could I think gain foreign affairs cred and bolster his reputation for idealism at the same time. And influence foreign policy.