August 18th, 2008 by Matt

As an addendum to Sarah’s coverage of the Musharraf resignation below, here is a link to the statements issued by John McCain and Barack Obama regarding the Pakistani ex-president’s decision. Obama’s statement concludes:

“I hope all of Pakistan’s friends will now seize the opportunity created by Musharraf’s exit to focus on the urgent issues of today: confronting the threat of extremist violence, dealing with food and energy shortages, and helping the Pakistani people build a stable, secure, democratic future”.

McCain hopes for more “stable political footing” and ends with:

“It is critical that the United States continue to work in partnership with the Pakistani people and their democratically elected government to tackle the many challenges we both face.”

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