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2008-01-29 Afghanistan

As Karzai Loses His Grip, A Familiar Face Looms

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-01-29 11:15|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1756 views ] Top

1 Afghanistan is slipping backward. Almost impossible that it would not happen given the weak effort on the part of most Euro nations combined with the weak effort on the part of the Paki government to deal with Talibs in the provinces. This is the nexus of operational terror (they aren't just talking about it like some in Saudi do). This is where the foot soldiers will come from. I am not hopeful this morning.

Posted by remoteman 2008-01-29 13:45|| 2008-01-29 13:45|| Front Page Top

2 We're going to have to use Iraq, Israel, India, and to the limited extent possible, Turkey, to fashion a vise to squeeze AfghaniPakiStan in.

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-01-29 14:27|| 2008-01-29 14:27|| Front Page Top

3 "But as Afghanistan has fallen into violent chaos"

See the thing is, I see no evidence that it has fallen into violent chaos. Last I heard the Taliban were basically silent in Afghanistan right now because they are A: busy fighting in Pakistan and B: losing the support of the Afghan people.

The only place they seem to have "fallen into violent chaos" is in the Western liberal medai.

Posted by crosspatch 2008-01-29 14:29|| 2008-01-29 14:29|| Front Page Top

4 this strikes me as total BS. No way the Afghans will take a former US official as President.

Posted by Dopey Flotle8127 2008-01-29 16:09|| 2008-01-29 16:09|| Front Page Top

5 Hadn't Hamid Karzai been living in California until just before he ran for election of Afghanistan?

Posted by trailing wife 2008-01-29 17:29|| 2008-01-29 17:29|| Front Page Top

6 Trailing

Karzai lived in Fremont CA about 15 miles from my house. He still has relatives there. I've been to his cousin's restuarant. Very authentic, including dirty windows and floors.

He, and I believe his brother, infiltrated back into Afghanistan during the runup to the overthrow of the Talibunnies. His brother was caught and killed and Karzai replaced him.

At least that is how I remember the events.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-01-29 18:02|| 2008-01-29 18:02|| Front Page Top

7 Thank you, GolfBravoUSMC. I remember the story now -- 'twas you that told us way back when. I've had occasion to mention it in conversation, over the years, and very useful it's proved, too. :-)

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-01-29 21:17|| 2008-01-29 21:17|| Front Page Top

8 Last Friday, Karzai blocked the appointment of British politician Paddy Ashdown, the former U.N. High Representative for Bosnia
Maybe Karzai has better judgement than he's given credit for. I'm not sure I'd trust a former UN official to Bosnia when a lot of the problems with white AQ seems to have started there!

Posted by Danielle 2008-01-29 22:55|| 2008-01-29 22:55|| Front Page Top

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