Karzai. That’s who. What does that mean? We are not sure.
Karzai is supposed to be America’s No. 1 partner in our fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Sometimes, he is. Then there are other times, like when he recently invited Iran’s Ahmadinejad to Afghanistan. After receiving the “red carpet treatment”, Ahmadinejad delivered a fiery anti-American speech, with Karzai standing by his side. He followed up that visit by accusing America and its allies of rigging the last Afghan election—ironically, the same election that gave Karzai another four years in power.
Karzai then traveled to Kandahar, the province believed to be the Taliban stronghold—the same province against which American forces are planning a major offensive. There, he assured tribal leaders that no such operation will take place without their consent.
Then, the stunner of all: Karzai threatened that if American officials did not stop rigging elections and then bugging him about corruption, he might join the Taliban.
What’s going on with our “partner”? Perhaps he read Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue. Could be he is “going rogue,” himself.
Maybe Karzai is seeking to add iron to his Afghan bonafides. After all, when his fellow countrymen were facing down the great Russian army back in the 70’s, Karzai went missing. Does he fancy himself “facing down” the great American arm today?
Time for America to come home. Let Karzai be Karzai. Let him entertain his fantasies without another one of our precious sons dying for them.
1 comment:
Thanks again for postin'up.
This dude is not a mere Afghanistan man, like growing up as one of the boys. I wonder just how cool it is for him to kick'it with the real homeboys. No doubt, most Afghanistan men got heart to fight for theirs...but Karzai is diplomatic with trust issues/leaking courage. That measure of fortitude that's lost from generation to generation. I'm curious about how his grandpop & pop's influence factor into his 'partnering' on behalf of the people. Keep bangin' Bro! - Tico
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