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Submitted by Vijay (United Kingdom), Jul 24, 2006 at 18:03

As described by Stanley Wolpert, Pakistani respondents have idealized him and put him on a pedastal ignoring many of his grave shortcomings. He egged on the military establishment to war with India in 1965 and 1971, both of which were disasters.

In 1970-71, Bhutto's megalomania and a drive for power at any cost made him dishonour the results of democratic elections which resulted in a large genocide of Bengalis (some estimates put it to the tune of 3 million within a 9 month period). He also famously proclaimed "We (Pakistani's) may eat grass, but will produce nuclear bomb". A nuclear armed Pakistan is a tempting target for Al-Quida and Islamic fundementalist forces to swallow.

His main weakness was a great insecurity which made him rig elections and prosecute his political opponents. Most probably, even without rigging , his skills would have ensured an electoral victory. This gave Gen. Zia ul Huq a pretext to stage a coup. While Bhutto was a destructive leader, he was a democrat of sorts in a feudal society. He was definitely more democratic and came up by his own political and manupulative skills compared to US 'democratic' allies like Iraq's Al-maliki or Egypt's Mubarak or Karzai.

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achiement of Fakhir-e-Asia. [136 words]wazir zulfiqar AliOct 25, 2011 04:46190352
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2Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Real Leader of Pakistan [3259 words]AAMIR AHSAN KHANApr 19, 2008 05:53126168
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2Acheivement ZAB [64 words]Shaukat ParekhApr 28, 2008 22:35126168
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THE GREAT BELOVED LEADER [115 words]AAMIR AHSAN KHANApr 18, 2008 06:26126078
Mr. Aamir Ahsan Khan a true worker of PPP [15 words]khanApr 19, 2008 13:13126078
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ZARDARIs should stay out..... [86 words]SHAFQATJan 10, 2008 18:05117941
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You want to Know about Z A Bhutto [23 words]Sani PanhwarAug 25, 2007 03:11106944
Ah Bhutto....What a liar [34 words]Tanweer KhanOct 10, 2007 11:50106944
NO! [105 words]Ibn-e-AminMay 8, 2008 02:42106944
YES [21 words]Tanweer KhanMay 8, 2008 19:00106944
You are wrong again [137 words]Ibni aminJun 4, 2008 00:56106944
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1Great Bhutto [79 words]zafar kamalAug 8, 2007 13:18105704
What a leader! [117 words]Dr. Saeed YazdaniFeb 10, 2007 18:1176739
A TREMENDOUS SPEAKER [32 words]umair aliMay 26, 2007 10:3576739
MY LOVE [16 words]Asif RaheemAug 24, 2007 20:5976739
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True to form [201 words]VijayJul 24, 2006 18:0350758
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Bhutto as Leader [187 words]S.M. BokhariJun 26, 2006 11:4748189
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a true hero of the islamic world. [158 words]javaid akhtarMar 13, 2006 11:1839946
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Bhutto's Orphans [215 words]Arshed K. MahmudJan 21, 2009 09:4939521
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The great King of the Islamic world [25 words]Mujahid HussainApr 8, 2006 02:1832097
A lesson from the Great Death [143 words]Asif Ali MangiApr 22, 2006 14:4232097
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One and Only great leader of Pakistan [55 words]Farooque AhmadAug 9, 2006 09:4132097
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Three MUSLIM leaders were Hanged [110 words]ATTADec 31, 2006 04:2732097
Butto the great [14 words]Tariq SheikhJan 3, 2007 13:0732097
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Bhutto lives...! [37 words]AnilaMar 16, 2007 12:3232097
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Bhutto is a great leader at international level [55 words]Imtiaz Ahmad BhuttaApr 13, 2007 10:5032097
A great leader [26 words]MUHAMMAD IRFAN SIDDIQUEJun 11, 2007 23:4432097
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Jeeye Bhutto (Long Live Bhutto) [78 words]Engr. Abbasi SarfarazJul 8, 2005 07:3023205
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Z.A. BHUTTO THE GREAT LEADER [114 words]AAMIR AHSAN KHANFeb 26, 2008 12:5221657
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An ever memorable :zulfi bhutto. [79 words]mir irshad murad bhuttoJan 9, 2005 13:2919544
Thank you [87 words]sarmad jaffarMay 15, 2004 15:2515232
Memorable memoirs of Zulfi Bhutto [92 words]Miss Mahjabeen AghaApr 1, 2004 15:3414456
Z.A. Bhutto [128 words]M.Afzal SubedarJul 24, 2006 10:3914456
IN LOVE OF BHUTTO [55 words]AAMIR AHSAN KHANOct 22, 2007 14:4214456
Bhutto [7 words]tanweer ahmedJun 11, 2003 11:109498

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