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2010-11-15 Afghanistan

Karzai asks US to scale down Afghan military operations

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-11-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Say yes but ignore him.

Posted by gorb 2010-11-15 00:12|| 2010-11-15 00:12|| Front Page Top

#2 if he doesn't make it to switzerland with bags of cash and prozac hang him from a tank gun with his balls in his mouth a la najibullah

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2010-11-15 00:37|| 2010-11-15 00:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Either he is envisioning the US bugging out, so is hoping to cover his rear when they do, or he is having his own criminal enterprises shut down, or he is just lying on general principles.

D) All of the above...

Posted by M. Murcek 2010-11-15 00:38|| 2010-11-15 00:38|| Front Page Top

#4 "'The Afghan people don't like these raids, if there is any raid it has to be done by the Afghan government within the Afghan laws,'

Somehow I feel that people will prefer US raids... after all they are ONLY looking for terrorists...

Posted by European Conservative 2010-11-15 06:41|| 2010-11-15 06:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Obviously Mr. Karzi hasn't been involved with many raids. He needs to look out for the lives of the soldiers conducting these raids. Nightime raids are more effective for many reasons, but in Afghanistan, our night vision capability is unmatched. Civilians get shit on in every war, and usually, no one feels worse about civilian casualties than the man on the ground who pulls the trigger.

Posted by Grunt_0369 2010-11-15 07:54|| 2010-11-15 07:54|| Front Page Top

#6 When your country becomes a base and a training center for world wide terrorism, you can expect angry visitors coming by from time to time to delouse the place.

Karzai is trying to position himself in a post-us Afghanistan. I do not think that the Taliban or Al-Q will have much patience for him.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-11-15 11:59|| 2010-11-15 11:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Karzai might be handing Obama the keys to the exit if he's not careful. Very few folks want to spend blood and treasure defending the ungrateful or corrupt.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-11-15 13:44|| 2010-11-15 13:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Such a disagreeable little puppet. Somebody should ask him if he wants to exchange his strings for a bullet.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-11-15 14:38|| 2010-11-15 14:38|| Front Page Top

#9 When your country becomes a base and a training center for world wide terrorism, you can expect angry visitors coming by from time to time to delouse the place.
That bears repeating, especially to those who doubt our purpose in the 'Stan.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-11-15 15:01|| 2010-11-15 15:01|| Front Page Top

#10 lets leave real dwmn fast without giving karzai advanced warning.See how long it takes the talibunnies too skin him alive.