White House Could Cancel Karzai Visit

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Source: Earth Times

Washington - The White House said Tuesday it would consider cancelling the visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he continues to make controversial accusations against Western interference in the central Asian country.

Karzai is due in Washington in May, and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said a meeting with President Barack Obama remained on the schedule "as of now."

But Gibbs added: "We certainly would evaluate whatever continued or further remarks President Karzai makes, as to whether that's constructive to have such a meeting."

Karzai has angered Washington with a string of recent inflammatory comments accusing the United States and Western powers of orchestrating widespread electoral fraud in his country.

Karzai telephoned Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday to clarify his remarks, but stood by them in a media interview with the BBC on Monday.

He also threatened in a private meeting with lawmakers over the weekend to join the Taliban-led insurgency if Western powers continue interfering with his government.

more: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/317386,white-house-could-cancel-karzai-visit.html

[phleshdef]

1. Hmm. I wonder if this could provide an unforeseen earlier "out" in Afghanistan.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. "...(W)ould consider...if..."

Welcome to bullshit.

:hi:

[polichick]

3. Karzai is making it harder for our war profiteers to justify being there. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Easier, imho.

Rationale: "Now, we have to keep an eye on him."

The game is too easy to play and too easy to expose.

[damntexdem]

5. Hey, if he joins the Taliban, ban him from the U.S. as a threat.

Of course, we would then need to protect our troops by bringing them home from Afghanistan.