A very interesting interview on the issues surrounding Pakistan, Afghanistan and American national security.
Pakistan has been under a state of exception for a long time now, Musharref suspended the constitution to install himself as President. Now it has gone into another state of emergency, formally continuing the current state of exception. Another issue is that the leadership of Al Queda which attacked the US on 911 is in Pakistan, so is the Taliban who are causing stability issues in Afghanistan and the border regions of Pakistan. Add to that the Pakistani military is becoming increasingly politically illegitimate. Plus the government has nukes, so it is pretty important that it does not become a failed state.
Another important point made was the India is becoming the important regional power mainly because of its government stability and economic reach. So the Pakistan military is losing the nationalist prestige legitimacy as well.
Josh Marshall is not a good interviewer but his editing is excellent, he lets those he interviews actually speak without interruption.
