Pakistan after Musharraf

Pervez Musharraf's resignation after nearly nine years at Pakistan's helm should take the brakes off the transition to an elected government. This is good news for a country whose political institutions have nearly suffocated under years of military-dominated governments. It is not the end of Pakistan's political crisis, but it gives the United States an opportunity to recalibrate U.S.-Pakistan relations without the complication of the personal connection with Musharraf.