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...Despot Diplomacy Re "How to Deal with Dictators" [Aug. 6]: I was disappointed to read Peter Beinart's suggestion that bringing Benazir Bhutto back to power is the ideal way to solve surging fundamentalism in Pakistan. It seems he has forgotten or is simply unaware of Bhutto's role in the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Her government was the first to recognize the Taliban regime after it took control of Kabul in 1996 and hailed its leaders as agents of peace in the region. Forogh Hakimzada, Monterey, California...
...deal with dictators"[Aug. 6]: I was disappointed to read Peter Beinart's suggestion that bringing Benazir Bhutto back to power is the ideal way to solve mushrooming fundamentalism in Pakistan. It seems he has forgotten or is simply unaware of Bhutto's role in the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Her government was the first to recognize the Taliban regime after it took control of Kabul in 1996 and hailed its leaders as agents of peace in the region. Bhutto's secularism is no more sincere than that of General Pervez Musharraf or any other Pakistani leader. Forogh...
...Beinart is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
...Beinart is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations
...Beinart included Iran among the world's "remaining autocracies," even though the country holds elections. The people of Iran elected its current President and will do so again. Although candidates are screened by an unaccountable group of religious élites, Iran is a far cry from many other countries. It is easy to advocate for more representative democracies, but would we necessarily accept the results if Egyptians or Pakistanis were granted a genuine vote? Our hypocrisy shines brightest with Saudi Arabia. There are few nations in the world that are so lacking in what we Americans call basic freedoms...