Karzai tells elders there is no trust between Afghanistan and U.S.

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting of elders gathered in Kabul to debate a security deal with the United States on Thursday that he did not trust their ally, and it did not trust him.

"My trust with America is not good. I don't trust them and they don't trust me. During the past 10 years I have fought with them and they have made propaganda against me," Karzai said.

Read more: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/21/afghanistan-usa-trust-idINDEE9AK06520131121

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More to follow I assume.

[DeSwiss]

1. Sounds like someone's pissed they didn't get a raise.

- But hey, at least your brother's making out pretty good with the Americans. And then there's the family business that we're protecting for you.

Ingrate.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. 100% agree with Karzai. And he should throw us out.

The sooner, the better.

[ReRe]

3. +1

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. and yet he is willing to sign the extended troop deal with USA?

What he says and what he does are not congruent, I have noticed.

I suspect he is smart enough to see what happens to puppet leaders who disappoint the West.

[Ganja Ninja]

5. Karzai: "I'm not really associated with America at all, trust me on that."

"All they did was invade my country and set me up in power and pay me tons of money. But really, when you think of them don't think of me. I'm not their guy."

[Alamuti Lotus]

6. I heard in that speech he also criticized politicians who speak out of both sides of their mouth

He is also very angry with leaders that try to be all things to all centers of power in some desperate attempt to hold onto his own--that really offends him.

[Wilms]

7. ^

[ConcernedCanuk]

8. I do not think very many countries trust the USA.

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Maybe some governments do, and maybe some governments just pretend they do.

But I think the general population of the World definitely do not trust, nor like the USA.

Bombing the shit out of people can do that . . .

CC

[KinMd]

9. What's the Over/Under on how long Karzai stays aftr the US leaves?

[dipsydoodle]

10. Their elections are next spring

and he's not standing again.