Posts Tagged ‘karzai’

Waste in Afghanistan

January 7th, 2013 | No Comments

Afghanistan this week plans to ask during President Hamid Karzai’s Washington visit for more U.S. assistance to be channeled directly to government coffers, the country’s top finance official said. OK, I’ve been patient enough with this.  Afghanistan is a country that attacked us, then provoked us, then crumbled when we reciprocated.  We don’t owe them [...]

More change you can believe in – Karzai edition

November 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

Sensing a bit hesitation in President Obama’s support, Hamid Karzai promised reforms the world can believe it.  Among those reforms: “We want our Taliban brothers and all others to come back and join with us,” he added. Last I recall, the entire point of going into Afghanistan was to remove those who supported Osama Bin [...]