tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post3539646693824123024..comments2024-03-15T00:21:37.019-07:00Comments on The Trench: Karzai Fooling ObamaJames Gundunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-27561750959044914512010-04-29T01:00:22.447-07:002010-04-29T01:00:22.447-07:00I reached the conclusion that Karzai was not to be...I reached the conclusion that Karzai was not to be trusted in January 2008, when he blocked the appointment of Lord Ashdown as UN special envoy to Afghanistan.<br /><br />Of all the Westerners who might have been eligible for the job, Paddy Ashdown was uniquely qualified as former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the UK and a former colonel in the Parachute Regiment, one of the UK's top military units.<br /><br />Karzai obviously realized that Ashdown would not stand for his bullshit, because he'd understand the reality of the military and political situation better than some tame UN poodle.Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-88219727307269033822010-04-02T19:29:45.789-07:002010-04-02T19:29:45.789-07:00RE" America needs him and won't touch him...RE" America needs him and won't touch him,"<br /><br />Ah, Ah, I am not so sure about that. <br />Think--[Diem in Nam} <br />Have you guys seen any thing about the where abouts of Zalmay Khalilzad?Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-20136385491201576852010-04-02T16:52:32.122-07:002010-04-02T16:52:32.122-07:00Karzai has already walked away from the West. He k...Karzai has already walked away from the West. He knows America needs him and won't touch him, therefore he can act against US interests with impunity. Obama's strategy was dead on arrival once the White House decided to back Karzai's stolen election and now they're digging their grave deeper. <br /><br />Look at what US officials are saying. Disturbed, concerned - and no sign of slowing down the war! What madness.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-59660189678509240742010-04-02T10:48:07.069-07:002010-04-02T10:48:07.069-07:00IMO: Karzai might be going off the Western Powers ...IMO: Karzai might be going off the Western Powers Reservation. He wants to be standing when this is over. He knows he has to go local, and regional in order to not be beheaded on his knees. <br /><br />Kandahar in June seems to be the date. <br />The Afghan political and military climate will change by the time the snows come.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.com