Karzai and America are Adversaries

[unhappycamper]

http://watchingamerica.com/News/228307/karzai-and-america-are-adversaries/



It’s a funny thing when heads of state who came to power via assistance and funds from the U.S. suddenly get fed up with any gesture they don't like out of Washington.

Karzai and America are Adversaries
Shorouk, Egypt

Karzai and America are Adversaries
By Gamil Matar
Translated By Kristine Anderson
17 December 2013
Edited by Lau­rence Bouvard

It’s a funny thing when heads of state who came to power via assistance and funds from the U.S.—upon whom they depended during their rule, and under whose military protection and intelligence immunity they amassed great fortunes—suddenly get fed up with any gesture of Washington that they oppose, either internally or abroad.

Without a doubt, Afghanistan’s venerable President Hamid Karzai is the best example of this type of president. U.S. intelligence hastily ushered him in from Pakistan; it’s even been said that he literally rode part of the way from Peshawar to Kabul on a motorcycle, so that he could carry out DC’s assignment to assume the presidency of Afghanistan.

These days, Karzai is making successive trips to surrounding countries trying to set up future relationships after the Americans’ departure at the end of 2014. During these trips he has constantly complained about the U.S., which is rushing him to sign a security agreement that would permit U.S. soldiers to stay in Afghanistan after the U.S. departure, and which would guarantee that they would not be subject to Afghan courts, as well as linking future U.S. military and economic aid on Kabul’s political behavior.

His latest complaint was lodged with the Indians. In a visit to India two days ago he said that he “No longer trusts the United States,” and accused the Americans of promising one thing and then doing another in their dealings with him. This complaint came in the wake of an announcement in which Karzai claimed that no one will force him to sign a security agreement that would allow U.S. troops to stay past 2014. Karzai had promised to sign the agreement before the end of 2013, and then insisted upon signing after presidential elections next April. This shift in the Afghan stance angered the Americans, who have requested Islamabad and New Delhi to assist them in pressuring Karzai to sign the agreement; otherwise the U.S. will withdraw troops before the end of this month.

[MADem]

1. George Bush used to call him up and soothe him on a regular basis.

Obama cannot be bothered.

The Caped Man can cut off his own nose to spite his face, if he'd like--it'd give us an easy out.