Friday, January 10, 2014

President Obama Has Not Had A Serious Discussion With Afghan President Karzai Since June 2013



Carney Can’t Say Last Time Obama, Karzai Spoke About Status of Forces Agreement -- Washington Free Beacon

Or when president last spoke with commanding general in Afghanistan

White House press secretary Jay Carney could not say when President Obama last had a substantive discussion with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about the proposed status of forces agreement Tuesday in the White House press conference.

Fox News reporter Ed Henry prefaced his question by noting both Sen. McCain (R., Ariz) and Sen. Graham (R., S.C.) recently returned from Afghanistan. The senators met with Karzai and were informed President Obama has not had a serious discussion with the Afghan president since “June or July.”

Henry asked Carney how President Obama could allow such a lapse in dialogue about the status of forces agreement if he was truly committed to the mission in Afghanistan. Revelations in former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates’s memoir have called into question President Obama’s resolve in executing his Afghan strategy.

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My Comment: I guess stories that President Obama "can't stand Karzai" are true.

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