"There are some in the world who do not believe that a Muslim society can self-govern,'' Bush said. "Some believe that the only solution for government in parts of the world is for there to be tyranny or despotism. I don't believe that. The Pakistan people have proven that those cynics are wrong.''

I heard him say this on the radio last night. A couple of points that the President of the United States and the most powerful person in the entire world should be made aware of, one obvious, one more so:

• (obvious) - The "cynics" to whom he refers do not believe that a Muslim society cannot self-govern. That's a smear and a dirty lie. We believe that they will not self-govern as an arrangement imposed by American force.
  
• (more obvious) - Pakistanians are not a self-governing people. Perhaps Bush is relying on the ignorance of Americans, or perhaps he is a moron himself. Either way, Pakistan is ruled by a military Junta.