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2010-12-14 Afghanistan

Karzai wishes he had sided with the taliban

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Posted by lord garth 2010-12-14 07:50|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Holbrooke's final words to his surgeon were more likely something along the line of: "Hey! Don't start cutting yet! The anesthetic hasn't kicked in! I don't want to die! Mommy! Give me more drugs! Yargleblargle! Guh! Guh! Grr! (out cold)."

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-12-14 09:46|| 2010-12-14 09:46|| Front Page Top

#2 How about dump Karzai in a Taliban camp.

Posted by Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-12-14 10:48|| 2010-12-14 10:48|| Front Page Top

#3 But the diplomats failed to grasp the depth of his anger - and his belief that the billions in foreign assistance flowing into Afghanistan was causing more harm than good.

"We could have listened to him then," a senior U.S. diplomat said. "But nobody took him seriously."

Why not?

Posted by Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-12-14 10:56|| 2010-12-14 10:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds as if Karzai has stashed away enough money for himself and family and it looking around for a safe way to retire.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-12-14 10:57|| 2010-12-14 10:57|| Front Page Top

#5 "The biggest problem in our relationship with Karzai is that we don't have any diplomats who actually have a relationship with him," said a U.S. military official in Kabul.

Why not?

Posted by Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-12-14 10:57|| 2010-12-14 10:57|| Front Page Top

#6 So is Karzai aware of what happened to Diem once we decided we didn't like him anymore?

Posted by Glenmore 2010-12-14 13:04|| 2010-12-14 13:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Diem's death was relatively painless.

Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (the Soviet puppet) was beaten and tortured before being killed. Interestingly, he (Najihbullah) apparently believed he had an "in' with the Taliban and refused an offer of limited asylm in north Afghanistan.

Posted by Lord Garth 2010-12-14 14:14|| 2010-12-14 14:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Probably most NATO servismen in Afghanistan wish it as well.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-12-14 15:14|| 2010-12-14 15:14|| Front Page Top

#9 i agree with dumping him in a taliban camp, from about 5000 feet

Posted by chris 2010-12-14 16:50|| 2010-12-14 16:50|| Front Page Top

#10 According to WaPo via Drudge: his final words were to his Pakistani surgeon: "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan."

Sounds to me more like telling the Pakistanis to stop supporting their Talibunny friends than US Out Now!

As for Karzai, he has to live there with whoever wins. Given that the US has declared their intention to throw the game by leaving early, I can see his point of view.

Posted by SteveS 2010-12-14 17:25|| 2010-12-14 17:25|| Front Page Top

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