The army is unlikely to move on Musharraf directly unless subtler methods fail. The generals know that another coup would further weaken the military’s popular standing – as well as Pakistan’s relations with the US – at a moment when Bhutto and Sharif have raised expectations at home and abroad for a permanent return to civilian rule.
但是，除非更为隐蔽的方法遭到了失败，军方不太可能直接把穆沙拉夫赶下台。将军们知道在贝布托和谢里夫燃起了国内外对于永久回归文官统治的期望时，策划另一次政变会进一步削弱军队在群众中的地位以及巴基斯坦与美国的关系。