Karzai pledges that he would step down in 2014 in line with the constitution. REUTERS photo
Karzai Accuses U.S. of Duplicity in Fighting Afghan Enemies -- New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, on Thursday accused the United States of playing a “double game” by fighting a war against Afghan insurgents rather than their backers in Pakistan, and by refusing to supply his country with the weapons it needs to fight enemies across the border. He threatened to turn to China, India and Russia for those arms.
He also accused the Western news media of trying to undermine the confidence of the Afghan people by publishing articles suggesting that a civil war and economic collapse might follow the departure of NATO troops at the end of 2014. However, he also promised, using his strongest words to date, that he would step down from the presidency and that there would be an election.
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My Comment: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is starting to sound like a desperate man. As the date for the U.S./NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan comes closer .... we are now starting to see the major players in Afghanistan (and outside) position themselves to maintain their power and influence. As for Karzai .... he has clearly given up on the US strategy to fight their war. As a sign of how bad U.S.-Afghan relations have become, America's response to Karzai's comments comes from US Secretary of Defense Panetta who says .... Panetta says Karzai should thank allied forces.
Wow .... the sarcasm and contempt is just dripping.
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