Verbal Ability :: Ordering of Sentences - Discussion

P:Is he orchestrating the Taliban protests to consolidate his own position at home, or is he driven by the dear that he could lose support if he tried to curb their activities.
Q:If it is the former; then he is banking on the US 'limitations' in dealing with an army-ruled nuclear Pakistan.
R:The targeting of American establishments is Islamabad has raised questions about the role of Pakistan's chief executive General Pervez Musharraf.
S:If it is the latter, then if indicates Pakistan's inability to prevent the resurgence in militancy that it has itself been nurturing across its eastern and western borders.