“On August 18 [2008], Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan to avoid impeachment, throwing the American war on terror into uncertainty. For years, [President] Bush had stuck with Musharraf despite his undemocratic reign, tempering his commitment to his freedom agenda in the name of a seemingly loyal ally in the war on terror. But ultimately, Musharraf proved unreliable, never fully able or willing to clean out tribal areas that remained a safe haven for al-Qaeda and the Taliban.”
– Peter Baker, Days of Fire, Page 605