Musharraf is the leader Pakistan needed, but did not want

Those that know me, know that I have always supported the enlightenment in moderation, and strategic tactician, that is Musharraf.

My support of Musharraf continues to be validated, and he is really good at what he does.

Although I am vehemently opposed to military rule, the civilian rule has made us pakistanis feel much worse.

The civilian rule has made us realize that when we elect civilians into power, we have no-one to blame but ourselves. At least with the military we can blame the military "Hey, it wasn't our choice".

Musharraf has been brilliant for Pakistan. The usual accomplishments of economy and moderated enlightenment aside, he has shown us that in Pakistan, a large scale strategy is impossible. It is much better to be tactical. So the man is a brilliant strategic tactician. He is completely, and utterly in the here and now, in the zone, and he reacts tactically to the situation at hand That's his training as a commando, and also the reason why:
- The coup was bloodless
- On his own he didn't cause the chaos that Zia had caused. He hasn't killed thousands and whipped lashed and tortured 10s of thousands on his own. Enter Alqaeda, and all of this started to happen.
- Even now, he allowed democracy and he gave a free reign to the press.

In the end, Musharraf has shown us Pakistanis that we are so crazy now, that strategic work is not possible. And he has shown us that our collective amnesia may just cause us to lower our collective shalwars once again. And for this gift of bestowing self awareness on the public (enlightenment in moderation), I salute Musharraf :)