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Quote Originally Posted by Sylvan View Post
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So in short he thinks that he and his circle think that the necessities of a perceived Realpolitik of the West and especially of the US gives him enough hand to bite in and to gain political capital out of it. I really wonder if he does see it like that and very much so if his biting is in our interest.


Firn
Karzai believes he is in an inpenatrable position. I believe he is correct in his assessment.
He is, "our man" We failed to rein him in in the last election and now he is free to do as he sees fit. He believes we won't leave and Obama doesn't give off the vibe of strength that Bush did.
thats why the "You leave or we do" ultimatim is our only viable course of action if we are serious about good governance in Afghanistan.