Hamid Karzai Admits to Taking Bribes from Iran
But you know, one thing that I’ve learned in the past nine years is that Karzai is not insane. Sure, he may lack the ability to run a country or to conduct his diplomatic duties. But in Persian, we have a saying: “Even a crazy man knows how to make a personal gain.” And he does. He’s been taking cash from both the U.S. and Iran for years without anyone noticing it.
What’s outrageous is what is to follow. The White House, instead of taking actions to stop the flow of these slush funds, will quietly condemn the act, then, resume business as usual. It’s what they have been doing for years when it comes to Afghanistan and they will continue to do so.
The reason is simple: there is no real working strategy on how to deal with Karzai or the Afghan government in case of gaffes like this. President Karzai and his power-hungry, gaffe-prone, and strategy-deficient team have given the Afghan people nothing but disappointments and the West headaches. This has been the single most important reason why the Taliban have not been rooted out. The alternative to them is a man who doesn’t even know when to shut up.
If the fight against the Taliban is to be won, this needs to change. President Karzai needs to be back in Fremont, California, running his restaurant, and someone sensible and smart needs to be running Afghanistan. But Washington’s too busy staving off a big loss in less than two weeks and then, it’ll be two years of presidential campaigns by Obama to keep his job. Karzai, the man who is supposed to replace the Taliban but needs replacing, will remain in power.
Get ready for another of those big disappointments.
Karzai reminds me of all the corrupt leaders we supported in South Vietnam. And we all know how well that turned out.
You’d be surprised how much he resembles that guy.
What is the reputation of the doctor who was the leading contender against Karzai in the Presidential election last year? I don’t recall his name but, at least on the face of it, he appeared to be a potentially credible candidate for the Presidency. He pointed out substantial corruption in the electoral process and then declined to participate in the runoff election when it became apparent that the election was rigged.
I’d like to know more about him, especially if he appears likely to be a candidate for the presidency at the next election.
Dr. Abdullah.
He was and remains a viable alternative to Karzai. If the guy in the White House could only think…
What’s the difference between the Vietnam War and Afghanistan?
40 years…..
The difference is that Vietnam wasn’t going to become a hideout for folks who’re dying to destroy America and her allies.
Really?
Should this be soooooooooo surprising?
That’s the moslem way after all!
Haven’t we been warning this for what 9 years now?
Afghanistan is not the only one of course, the fascists are growing their influence in Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and then from there the other continents. Who is going to stop them? They even promised that by 2050 Europe will be a moslem continent ruled by Islamic laws.
Now all PC dumbos keep drinking your cool aid and smoke your weed!!!
i can`t believe the way the US government is wasting the tax payers money like this, i mean these guys spend so much money in these wars in such tribe economy to “suppository“ fight enemies of freedom and to bring democracy to these countries and they don`t have any clear exit strategies and people they put in power both in Iraq and Afghanistan are more friends with Iran then America! i can see in one hand they don`t want to appear that they are in control of Iraqis and Afghans lives by removing these guys from power, but something need to be done to stop this, otherwise we will be in a worst place then we started, i hope that president Obama think about doing the right thing and not the next election, there is nothing wrong with one term presidency in my opinion! as long as he does one term right!
Comment on 1-term presidency, pricelesss!
The West shoul stop thinking that there is no alternative to Karzai. Sure, there is – that’s Dr Abdulah Abdullah.
We need more talk like that.
Failure to enforce OUR Freedoms in those lands where we supposedly DEFEND our freedom is how things like this happen. Is their Islamic Constitution in accord with our First Amendment? We die for that. Are the people allowed to defend themselves from the Taliban quartering soldiers in their villages? We die for not allowing them our Second Amendment. Are their leaders sweating the next election in two years? We encourage corruption by not requiring Article 1, section 2 of the Constitution where the tax man faces the people EVERY two years. We kill their patience by allowing it and they kill us, too. School girls suffer because our ‘real politik’ leaders don’t really believe that ignorant Afganis could be trusted wtih true American freedom. Our elites are starting to sound the same way about Tea Party activists. What can go right with that kind of attitude?