Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s Saturday call for NATO and the US to stop all operations within Afghanistan didn’t actually mean that he wanted an end to the NATO occupation, his spokesman insisted today.
Rather, the spokesman, Waheed Omar, insisted that Karzai had only meant that the US should “stop those operations that caused civilian casualties,” and this is just a continuation of long-standing calls to stop killing civilians.
What Karzai actually said was “I ask NATO and US, with honor and humbleness and not with arrogance, to stop operations in our soil.” The comments came during a visit to Kunar Province after a NATO helicopter killed nine children in the province.
The comment, it seems, is the latest in a long line of statements made by the Afghan President that he quickly backs off of. A previous notable example was in April when he threatened to join the insurgency during a visit to Kandahar Province.
OHH, Mr. Karzi.., Mr. Karzai.., are you stupid or what.., you didn’t get the message the first time when they send you that dead fish.., they killed one of your family member for you to understand that it is them ruling Afghanistan and not you.., then you come up with the idea to end the war where you are part of that war.., you been with them since the beginning.., your irresponsible acts is the reasons for them to continue killing your people.., it seams that you still don’t get the message.., let me put it like this.., one more word out of you then the deal is off and every option is on the table emperor style.., where Blackwater – Ex would be at you door and you know what they are capable off …, but I need to admit.., is nice of you to extend their contract.
He calls once again for the war to stop, and then backs off.
His check from Washington must have arrived in the mail again.
But wait- since the US government is in so much debt, how can they write a check that won't bounce? Hmm…
Naw, they sent a powerful message, remember his cousin was "accidentally" killed last week and nobody can explain how or why.
Poor ol Karzai just can't learn when to keep his cake-hole closed and let the experts do the talking for him. But you'd think, by now, ISAF would have him wired for some Charlie McCarthyism. Not that anything he says is going to change Afghanistan, one way or the other.
I see a future for him writing his memoirs in California, and saying the same 'troubling things', or hanging upside-down in the football stadium at Kabul. On a brighter note, the latter case might provide ISAF with the best bomb target it's had in years.
That would explain why Karzai's cousin was bombed the other day. Oops! They gotta try again and get it right this time. If that fails, they can always wait until he goes out to pick some firewood with his kids and blast him then.
By the way, US, I can see your hand moving the dummy and I can also see your lips move.