It is not yet clear who was behind the memo and what they hoped to accomplish; did the Zardari regime really fear a coup at a time when the army was on the backfoot and faced real public humiliation in Pakistan in May 2011? And if they were, why pick this circuitous route to look for American help? And how would a regime that is unable to control the army and fears a coup, be able to turn around and completely defang the same army with US help a few days later? Are they that stupid? Or is there more to the story?
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