Actually not so surely. If you've followed Zardari's career since he became President, he alone (of all the "democratic" leadership brought in when the West abandoned Mush) has been trying to carve out real political power for himself in Pakistan as a power centre independent of the TSPA. Groper Gilani and the others have been complete TSPA stooges from the beginning and remained that way.Kamboja wrote:No less than Kayani or any TSPA crore kammandu's adoration for taller than friends, surely.Rudradev wrote: What I am suggesting is that the West and the TSPA's interests may have aligned in getting rid of Zardari... and that process is in fact what is happening here, starting with the Cameron saga and carrying on with the Zardari visit.
The West may also regard Zardari with suspicion and dislike, given his overt closeness with the Chinese.
At first, Zardari tried to accomplish his goals by sucking up to Western capitals, but they had no time for him, since they were too invested in TSPA supremacy because of Afghanistan. At a certain point, he switched over to currying favour with Beijing, in the hope that PRC would back him as a potential additional lever of influence in Pakistan alongside the TSPA. Many statements, initiatives, diplomatic visits to Beijing etc. by Zardari indicate this. For their part, Beijing welcomed the possibility of an additional lever of influence, being not entirely comfortable with the increasing influence of the West over TSPA since the War on Terror began.
The corpse commandos certainly have their own dealings with Beijing, but neither they nor the West were happy with the idea of the upstart Zardari (who after all, owes his "presidential election" to Western pressure) forming an alternate channel of influence between Islamabad and Beijing.
As above. The West, despite their prating about democracy, would rather have one power centre in Pakistan to deal with i.e. the TSPA, and would rather have all the "democratic" political players be essentially subservient to that centre. This was especially true given that Zardari was looking east. And besides, if Kiyani wants Zardari replaced it makes sense for the West to keep him happy.What does the West get out of replacing Zardari?Rudradev wrote: ...When Zardari fails, it will appear to be a result of his political incompetence. He will be out, some TSPA-backed candidate will be President of Pakistan, Kiyani will be happy, and the West will be happy.