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2008-05-21 Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai: without American action, Afghanistan would be "the most miserable nation on earth"

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Posted by Mike 2008-05-21 12:21|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 without American action, Afghanistan would be the most miserable nation on earth

Even with American action they come close, but thanks to guys like Bob Mugabe, they can't close the gap.

Posted by Menhadden Snogum6713 2008-05-21 13:20|| 2008-05-21 13:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, I immediately thought of Gaza, but you're right - right now Zimbabwe is probably worse. (Although Burma is aiming for that position too)

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-05-21 14:02|| 2008-05-21 14:02|| Front Page Top

#3 So then, hamid, stop whinin' every time there is some American Action that results in the death of some talib or aq goat rectum aficionado...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-05-21 14:14|| 2008-05-21 14:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, Afghanistan could turn into Pakistan, or worst case, turn into a part of Pakistan.

Posted by ed 2008-05-21 14:18|| 2008-05-21 14:18|| Front Page Top

#5 right now Zimbabwe is probably worse.

Yea, but Zimbabweans may recover, but Paleos will always be Paleos---self-selected for an extreme form of all the qualities that we so admire in Muslims.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-05-21 14:41|| 2008-05-21 14:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Rounding out the Bottom Ten in no particular order:
Chad
Somalia
Sudan
Bangladesh
Haiti
North Korea

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-05-21 15:02|| 2008-05-21 15:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Kids, this guy's on our side, and he's grateful for the help we've given his country. There's too many of our supposed allies who are minimally-helpful ingrates on their good days (*cough* NATO! *cough*)--it's kind of refreshing to see this.

Posted by Mike 2008-05-21 15:35|| 2008-05-21 15:35|| Front Page Top

#8 Karzai's an educated and respectable fellow who was living a very comfortable life somewhere other than the list of 'miserable nations' in the comments. He could easily still be there, but he has accepted great personal risk and constant vilification to come back to A'stan to try to lead that country into the 21st (er, 20th) century. He is not the standard warlord power and money grabber typical for that part of the world. I'm sure a lot of his motivation is ego, but I think he really mainly wants to help his country and countrymen. I don't have a whole lot of confidence that he will succeed, but I absolutely respect his attempt. He is a rare creature in ANY country, not just a third world Muslim pit.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-05-21 18:52|| 2008-05-21 18:52|| Front Page Top

#9 glenmore besides the weapons in the country try 19th or 18 th century

Posted by sinse 2008-05-21 20:02|| 2008-05-21 20:02|| Front Page Top

#10 glenmore besides the weapons in the country try 19th or 18 th century

Posted by sinse 2008-05-21 20:02|| 2008-05-21 20:02|| Front Page Top

#11 also if it wasn't for the US karzai would have been killed along time ago

Posted by sinse 2008-05-21 20:03|| 2008-05-21 20:03|| Front Page Top

#12 I am acquainted with a talented Afghani civil engineer who returned from Alexandria, VA to Kabul earlier this year to help rebuild his country.

I imagine he is well-paid. Still, he does not have a security force...

Live long, and prosper, Hadi!

Posted by Bobby 2008-05-21 21:00|| 2008-05-21 21:00|| Front Page Top

#13 I believe President Karzai used to live in California, where many of his relatives still reside.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-05-21 22:52|| 2008-05-21 22:52|| Front Page Top

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