Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Resigns: Analysis by Michael Shank By Jacqueline Milczarek CTV News[WEBSITE VERSION] August 18, 2008
Michael Shank, a conflict analyst with the Institute for Conflict
Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, discusses the
resignation of Pakistan's President Musharraf. Shank attributes
Musharraf's ouster to his extreme unpopularity among the people of Pakistan and their disapproval of the close alliance with the U.S. and its War on Terror. He suggests that the United States should change
tack and support the platform of the opposition parties in negotiating with tribal leaders, providing much needed economic
development, investing in educational infrastructure, and supporting the nonviolent leadership of the Northwest Frontier Province's political parties. Interview conducted by Jacqueline Milczarek on August
18th, 2008. Video courtesy of CTV.