Bush and Pakistan

I happened to dislike all dictators of any sort. Pakistan is a country with tradition in dictatorships and it now has a dictatorship for the last 6 years, after the army took control. Musharraf is a dictator, but he is considered by this administration a "good" dictator in a way as he is an "ally" in the war against terrorism. We are not in a position to judge how good of an ally he is. Only this administration really knows.

Anyway, I understand the need to have support from a "friendly" goverment in Pakistan where a lot of the terrorists have been hanging out. But, the president may well stop talking about spreading democracy etc etc.

You can not have it both ways. You are either for democracy in an uncompromised way or you are not. The support for democratic values and ideas can not be compromised under any circumstances. This president has hard time understanding that, as his actions relating to the NSA also show.