This reminds me of the dramatic turn of events that swung Spain out of the coalition of the willing a few years back. That was a popular voter insurrection that could not be squelched without playing a fascist trump all too reminiscent of Franco - all to reminiscent of backtracking into a political territory the Spanish people as a whole have learned to revile. Pakistan is not Spain however, and while the population has stated its case rather clearly, we may yet see a more subtle version of sledgehammer Western pressures previously brought to bear upon the free elections held in Palestine. Pakistan is far more the bristling nuclear armed hedgehog than Palestine. Were that not the case, we should have no grounds to expect a sudden wave of diplomacyitis I think will prevail over the initial stages of this sea change in Pakistani politics. Let's just hope no one loses their heads since all the most lethal cards are also out on the table if certain factions choose to play them that way.