But the double game proved unsustainable: the Islamists were less inclined than their now-ambivalent patron to draw sophistical distinctions between one kind of enemy and another. The result was two assassination attempts against Musharraf in December 2003.
但是这一两面手法难以维持。伊斯兰分子并非如同其现今充满矛盾心理的保护人那样微妙地区分两种敌人。结果，2003年12月穆沙拉夫两次险遭遇刺。如果穆沙拉夫先前并不愿意确定立场，那么，这些暗杀最终告诉他应该站在哪一边。