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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
They're a democracy. There is a lot of issues with Pakistan but you have to realize they are taken the majority of the casualities. Unfortunately because the US screwed up in the 80's we have to do whatever it takes to correct the situation today. By abandoning the Afghans after the Soviets were defeated the US gave rise to the extremists.
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If you define democracy as simply having elections, then I guess you can say they are. Their politcal system is heavily influenced by the military, and in fact, they just recently had their first true election in several years after being run by the military after a coup.... an election that I might add, was plagued by an assassination of prominant politcal figure. Scare tactics and the threat of military takeovers play a big roll in Pakistani politics. They also have a history of suspending their constitution and not cooperating with the international community on their nuclear program.