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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStrategic Agreement
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sign the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, May 2, 2012
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
speech and video: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/01/president-obama-ending-war-afghanistan
highlights of US-Afghanistan strategic partnership: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/highlights-of-us-afghanistan-strategic-partnership-deal-signed-by-obama-and-karzai/2012/05/01/gIQA9lJwuT_print.html
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Strategic Agreement (Original Post)
bigtree
May 2012
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seabeyond
(110,159 posts)1. obama is not looking like his generally sincere self in that last picture. nt
phasma ex machina
(2,328 posts)3. Can you blame him?
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)5. did i blame him? no. i dont have a problem with obama
an observation. no more. i am used to his sincere self. obvious in that last picture he has some issues.
bigtree
(85,996 posts)4. I don't think he trusts, or particularily likes, Karsai
. . . understandable, since he knows well of the differences that have occurred between our government and military and his regime.
. . . great observation, seabeyond.
seabeyond
(110,159 posts)6. yup. agreed. nt
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)2. Is that the check ledger that Obama is handing over to Karzai? n/t