In his final address to the Afghan parliament before the April 5 election, President Hamid Karzai once again ruled out signing the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), which would keep US troops in Afghanistan “through 2024 and beyond.”
Karzai insisted the US troops should leave now because the Afghan military is fully ready to protect the country, and that they don’t need help from any international troops.
The US has repeatedly demanded that Karzai sign the BSA immediately, and has set multiple ultimatums that have already passed. Officials have said now they expect to wait for Karzai’s successor to sign it.
Though the election is April 5, between it and the run-off US officials say they don’t expect Karzai’s successor to be in a position to sign off until August or so. Despite having no idea who is going to win, officials still aren’t suggesting a serious chance of ending the occupation.
So what's the leverage gonna be on his successor? Can't be that he likes boys…considering the state of that taboo there… That he's moved poppy? Jeez, who'd care? Took bribes? Hmmm. At some point, the meanest thing to 'expose' about a prez might be that he's collaborated with YOU!
Maybe we'd need to look for more carrot than stick on the new guy. I guess I also never understood what hooks were in Karzai, if any. Still s'pect he really served his country, as one might expect from a Pashtun… …though perhaps not quite to the extent as those who were whacking invaders!
Even domestic dog start to bark at his own master, this is the respect America has left! Afghan is an Afghan at the end, he will not subservient for long.
Karzai is a mental, he only served Robbers, Killers, Taliban, and his family. US should not ignore or leave afghans again as they did in 1990s.
99% of afghans wants the US presence in their country.
99%? I suppose you got that from conducting opinion polls in Kabul and the rough provinces of Hindukush.