What Should The U.S. Do With Afghan President Hamid Karzai?

President Obama with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, in Kabul last week. The purpose of the US leader's visit was to take Mr Karzai to task but it is now seen as a hamfisted piece of diplomacy.

White House Looks To Freeze Out Hamid Karzai, A Partner It Cannot Abandon -- Times Online

The White House is exploring ways of isolating Hamid Karzai by channelling aid and military support directly to Afghan provinces, amid concerns about the Afghan President’s erratic behaviour and performance.

The continuing policy struggle in Washington on how to work with Mr Karzai, who threatens Mr Obama’s entire Afghan strategy, is all the more problematic, officials say, because they know that they are stuck with him.

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My Comment: If the leader of Afghanistan is this unreliable, U.S. hopes to leave Afghanistan in 2-3 years is now just a pipe-dream.