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VOICE OF AMERICA

“A prominent U.S. newspaper says Afghanistan’s president wants the U.S. to reduce the visibility and intensity of its military operations in Afghanistan.

In an interview published Sunday in The Washington Post, Hamid Karzai says he also wants the U.S. to stop night raids that he says aggravate Afghans and could incite some people to join the Taliban insurgency. The newspaper reports the Afghan president is seeking veto power over the nighttime operations.

Mr. Karzai told the newspaper the time has come to ‘reduce the intrusiveness into the daily Afghan life.’  He said Afghans have become impatient with the presence of U.S. soldiers in their homes and armored vehicles on their roads.

The president says Afghan troops are ready to take more responsibility for Afghanistan’s security.

Mr. Karzai told The Washington Post he hoped his candid remarks would help improve what he called a ‘grudging’ relationship between the U.S. and Afghanistan.

The newspaper says the Afghan president talked about his deep skepticism of U.S. policy in Afghanistan, including last year’s presidential election, which he said was manipulated by U.S. officials…..”

Manipulating elections?  Well that is not hard to believe considering all the election fraud going on in the United States.

As for Karzai’s decision, some are shocked.  I say it’s Karzai exposing his true colors.  I also say that it’s Obama’s fault.  After all, it is on his watch and against the suggestion of his generals that he made the decision to begin military pull out next year.

Karzai has been playing both sides all along and he is now taking what he believes to be the high road.  The next step is to tell the U.S. to speed up their exit out of Afghanistan.

In the meantime, Karzai and the Taliban both will continue to take American dollars and kill American soldiers.  Speaking of which, now that Karzai is openly playing this hand, how many non-Afghani soldiers will now be murdered while patrolling alongside so-called Afghani troops.

Being that I do not trust Karzai, the Afghani military or the Taliban I fear for the safety of our troops.  Indeed, Karzai’s newfound religion will open the door to such atrocities as long as our military remains on the ground in Afghanistan.