ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf says it was for the sake of his country that he supported the United States' war against terrorism.
"I stuck out my neck for Pakistan," Musharraf told Sunday's Washington Post, a day after ending his six-week emergency rule. "I didn't stick out my neck for anyone else. It happened to be in the interest of the world and the U.S."
When asked if U.S. President Bush had been supportive during his emergency rule, Musharraf called him "a very sincere friend" and said, "Yes, he understands the emergency. He understands what we were suffering and that an action had to be taken."
Musharraf expressed confidence his government can contain threats from Islamic radicals.
"We are combating it, and I think we are on the winning side."
He also said there is "a possibility" Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan's tribal areas, but went on to say no one knows where or when the al-Qaida leader might be found.
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