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The war in Afghanistan, which George W. Bush started and Barack Obama pledged to win, is over and we lost. No one realizes this, quite yet, but give them time because the fruits of our defeat are already a veritable cornucopia. And the reason can be summed up rather neatly in two words: Hamid Karzai.
The fashion-plate heralded as the savior of Afghanistan by the Bush administration is turning into the Americans harshest critic: from quite credibly claiming that the US was trying to manipulate the recent Afghan election in order to give its sock-puppets the advantage, to declaring that hes about ready to join the Taliban, President Karzai is making waves and coming in for a barrage of disdain from the Washington cognoscenti, who cavil hes an "unreliable partner." Translated into ordinary language, this means he isnt kowtowing to Washingtons whims, and is instead seeking to pursue his own aims shocking, isnt it?
Whats the reason for Washingtons very public discontent with our erstwhile "partner"? Well, in any relationship, you know, its always the little things that lead to divorce: like announcing youre about to walk out, and not only that, but threatening to hook up with your exs worst enemy. However, thats just talk: banter, really, of the sort couples engage in all the time when one is trying to gain the upper hand. Its the kind of thing that could be tolerated, even enjoyed at least if youre a character in a play by Edward Albee.
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Hamid Karzai, R.I.P. by Justin Raimondo -- Antiwar.com
The fashion-plate heralded as the savior of Afghanistan by the Bush administration is turning into the Americans harshest critic: from quite credibly claiming that the US was trying to manipulate the recent Afghan election in order to give its sock-puppets the advantage, to declaring that hes about ready to join the Taliban, President Karzai is making waves and coming in for a barrage of disdain from the Washington cognoscenti, who cavil hes an "unreliable partner." Translated into ordinary language, this means he isnt kowtowing to Washingtons whims, and is instead seeking to pursue his own aims shocking, isnt it?
Whats the reason for Washingtons very public discontent with our erstwhile "partner"? Well, in any relationship, you know, its always the little things that lead to divorce: like announcing youre about to walk out, and not only that, but threatening to hook up with your exs worst enemy. However, thats just talk: banter, really, of the sort couples engage in all the time when one is trying to gain the upper hand. Its the kind of thing that could be tolerated, even enjoyed at least if youre a character in a play by Edward Albee.
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Hamid Karzai, R.I.P. by Justin Raimondo -- Antiwar.com
