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Afghanistan's Karzai on Mr Obama's War: "Better Than We Expected
Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 9:39
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Who's happy about the lack of attention in the Obama grand strategy to the political complexities in the centres of Kabul and Islamabad?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, for one. He told a news conference, "[Obama] has our full support. This was better than what we expected."
Given that Obama did not push the general line of a move away from Karzai and the specific charges of an Afghan Government riddled with corruption, Karzai's response very shrewd and very "sensible". More interesting will be his exchanges with US officials and the dynamics at the conference on Afghanistan at The Hague next week.
Who's happy about the lack of attention in the Obama grand strategy to the political complexities in the centres of Kabul and Islamabad?
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, for one. He told a news conference, "[Obama] has our full support. This was better than what we expected."
Given that Obama did not push the general line of a move away from Karzai and the specific charges of an Afghan Government riddled with corruption, Karzai's response very shrewd and very "sensible". More interesting will be his exchanges with US officials and the dynamics at the conference on Afghanistan at The Hague next week.
tagged Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, The Hague in Afghanistan, Uncategorized
Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai, The Hague in Afghanistan, Uncategorized
Reader Comments (1)
Damning with sound praise.