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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who recently submitted to a runoff after a contested electoral victory over Abdullah Abdullah, said in an interview with Fareed Zakaria that he supports more U.S. troops in Afghanistan for security purposes. Karzai added that it is important that the U.S. does not appear to be occupying the country, and places a significant emphasis on training the Afghan security force.
"The arrival of [American] forces must enhance the sense of protection of the Afghan people and must give protection to the Afghan people," Karzai said, in an interview that aired on CNN. "It must not be a capture and kill pursuit of the Taliban; it must be one that provides protection to the country and must also lead to the enhancement of the abilities of the Afghan military and security forces. Therefore they have to come as liberators as they did in 2002 and not otherwise."
Zakaria, who writes for Newsweek, said he could not imagine a scenario where Karzai did not win the runoff election, and expressed faith that the Afghan president deeply understands the issues facing the country.
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"The arrival of [American] forces must enhance the sense of protection of the Afghan people and must give protection to the Afghan people," Karzai said, in an interview that aired on CNN. "It must not be a capture and kill pursuit of the Taliban; it must be one that provides protection to the country and must also lead to the enhancement of the abilities of the Afghan military and security forces. Therefore they have to come as liberators as they did in 2002 and not otherwise."
Zakaria, who writes for Newsweek, said he could not imagine a scenario where Karzai did not win the runoff election, and expressed faith that the Afghan president deeply understands the issues facing the country.
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daballofire
2:58PM Oct 26th 2009
Well Karzai, take a hint. The chances of you getting more US troops from this bunch if Marxist Surrender Monkeys who are intent on running the USA into the ground right now, is about as likely as the Messiah discovering progressive war mongers, a backbone and real life on the sun.
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buenamama
6:05PM Oct 26th 2009
MORE SOLDIERS HAVE DIED WITH OBAMA THAN WITH BUSH, AND MR. OBAMA TALKS HIS EMPTY TALKS WHILE OUR SOLDIERS DIE EVERY DAY MAKE A DECISION WHITE HOUSE EITHER SEND MORE TROOPS OR GET OUT OF THERE.
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(1) jrotced02
6:21PM Oct 26th 2009
You're kidding right? No one can be as stupid as you for making such a statement.
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(-1) Barbara
2:21PM Oct 27th 2009
First, you might want to look up the statistics on a yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily basis before you spout comments that are not true.
Second, this administration is not run by one individual but by three distinct branchs of government and must follow international rules of conduct. They must make decisions based on the best intelligence provided to them and not gut feelings. As none of the general public is in a position to see that intelligence we must accept that we are not the ones who make the hard decisions and let them do their jobs.
Third, and probably the hardest for people to understand, this administration did not create this situation, but they are required to figure out how to get through it. This is akin to a debt left by your parents that you are now required to pay. You may not have the means to pay it but it is your responsibility just the same. Now your house has a lien against it. Your children cannot get enough to eat because your paycheck is being garnished. The debt is not yours but the stress now is. How would you handle the pressure? Would you appreciate someone second guessing you? Probably not. If you truly feel that strongly about this issue, stop armchair analyzing and get into politics; become a congressman or the president and see how easy it is for you to direct a multitude of people who are all very diverse in their views.
Second, this administration is not run by one individual but by three distinct branchs of government and must follow international rules of conduct. They must make decisions based on the best intelligence provided to them and not gut feelings. As none of the general public is in a position to see that intelligence we must accept that we are not the ones who make the hard decisions and let them do their jobs.
Third, and probably the hardest for people to understand, this administration did not create this situation, but they are required to figure out how to get through it. This is akin to a debt left by your parents that you are now required to pay. You may not have the means to pay it but it is your responsibility just the same. Now your house has a lien against it. Your children cannot get enough to eat because your paycheck is being garnished. The debt is not yours but the stress now is. How would you handle the pressure? Would you appreciate someone second guessing you? Probably not. If you truly feel that strongly about this issue, stop armchair analyzing and get into politics; become a congressman or the president and see how easy it is for you to direct a multitude of people who are all very diverse in their views.
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(0) maggie
1:51AM Oct 27th 2009
Seems Karzai just wants our troops and our money over there to train their military, to protect them and help them to be 'independant'. In the meantime do not go after the taliban. It is hard for me to explain my feelings about this post. What are we? Babysitters? Our soldiers are dying and risking their lives to 'enhance' them? I don't understand.
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(1) PCL
4:14AM Oct 27th 2009
Though I'm a fan of Zakaria, I don't share his faith in Karzai. And I definitely don't want to see anymore troops sent to that hell hole--in fact, bring the ones there home. Then level the place.
http://wp.me/pywxb-J5
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