Thursday, September 06, 2007

A Tale of Two Deals

Back in 1970 the pathetic general did a deal with Daddy to get him elected prime minister if he would let him remain president for as long as he liked. Free, fair and transparent elections were held in which Daddy’s brand new political party which had never contested elections before won 60% of the seats in this wing. Daddy was expecting better. In the other wing, the old party threw a spanner in the works by hijacking the rigging plan and winning 99% of seats in that wing and claiming the right to form government. Daddy insisted that he should be made prime minister as per the deal. The motherland was thrown into complete chaos. The jealous neighbor took advantage of this opportunity and moved its forces into that wing. The pathetic general surrendered that wing and left the office of president in disgrace.

Back in 2002 the smart general who had staged a military coup while flying in the air was having difficulty getting himself recognized as president by anybody but the super power. So, on behalf of the super power, the neighbor massed its troops on the borders of the motherland to pressurize the politicians and the courts into cooperating with the smart general. The smart general got a five year term in the presidency.

By the end of the 5 years, like all bad politicians, the smart general had lost his popularity and there seemed no way he could remain president and also general as before. So he decided to make a deal with Baby, whereby he would make her prime minister while she would help her remain president and also general. Nothing wrong with that; but the deal must include the following two points:

1. If the rigging plan fails, Baby would not insist on her pound of flesh at the expense of motherland.

2. Reforms will be carried out in the military recruitment policy and training content to make it more focused on its professional obligations.