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The enemy of my enemy is my friend

Nuclear non-proliferation is one of those issues that very few people are against. Nuclear weapons for everyone appears on neither the Republican nor the Libertarian platforms. The US government has made many deals with questionable regimes in order to pursue its goals. Sometimes these deals go awry.

Addendum: The Economist paints an even bleaker picture, suggesting that this could make things quite difficult for the Pakistani President, General Pervez Musharraf, who has survived two assasination attempts in the last year. Yes, things can get even worse than being repeatedly shot at. I suspect that the founding of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan would probably be awkward for the United States of America.