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Hmm, I didn’t know much about this before now, but here’s a quote from Wikipedia:

Arthur Herman, a U.S. historian, in a controversial letter published in The Wall Street Journal on 14 June 2007, in response to a recent article by Ms. Bhutto highly critical of the president and his policies[32], has described her as “One of the most incompetent leaders in the history of South Asia”, and asserted that she and other elites in Pakistan hate Musharraf because he is a muhajir, the son of one of millions of Indian Muslims who fled to Pakistan during partition in 1947[33]. Herman claimed, “Although it was muhajirs who agitated for the creation of Pakistan in the first place, many native Pakistanis view them with contempt and treat them as third-class citizens.”

However, as of mid-2007, The US is discreetly pushing for a deal in which Musharraf would remain as president but step down as military head, and either Bhutto or one of her nominees would become prime minister.[34]

So, the US (does this mean the Bush administration?) thinks that this deal is in our best interest? This is...interesting indeed.

Hmm, I didn’t know much about this before now, but here’s a quote from Wikipedia: Arthur Herman, a U.S. historian, in a controversial letter published in The Wall Street Journal on 14 June 2007, in response to a recent article by Ms. Bhutto highly critical of the president and his policies[32], has described her as “One of the most incompetent leaders in the history of South Asia”, and asserted that she and other elites in Pakistan hate Musharraf because he is a muhajir, the son of one of millions of Indian Muslims who fled to Pakistan during partition in 1947[33]. Herman claimed, “Although it was muhajirs who agitated for the creation of Pakistan in the first place, many native Pakistanis view them with contempt and treat them as third-class citizens.”

Hmmm, try doing a google search on "Arthur Herman". The first entry I found was titled, "Why Arthur Herman is Wrong!"

LOL!