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US will appoint Afghan 'prime minister' to bypass Hamid Karzai
guardian.co.uk ^ | March 22, 2009 | Julian Borger

Posted on 03/23/2009 11:32:00 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

The US and its European allies are ­preparing to plant a high-profile figure in the heart of the Kabul government in a direct challenge to the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, the Guardian has learned.

The creation of a new chief executive or prime ministerial role is aimed at bypassing Karzai. In a further dilution of his power, it is proposed that money be diverted from the Kabul government to the provinces. Many US and European officials have become disillusioned with the extent of the corruption and incompetence in the Karzai government, but most now believe there are no credible alternatives, and predict the Afghan president will win re-election in August.

A revised role for Karzai has emerged from the White House review of Afghanistan and Pakistan ordered by Barack Obama when he became president. It isto be unveiled at a special conference on Afghanistan at The Hague on March 31.

As well as watering down Karzai's personal authority by installing a senior official at the president's side capable of playing a more efficient executive role, the US and Europeans are seeking to channel resources to the provinces rather than to central government in Kabul.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bho44; bhogwot; imperialist; karzai; obama
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1 posted on 03/23/2009 11:32:00 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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Obama the Neo-Colonial Imperialist? Too rich!!!


2 posted on 03/23/2009 11:32:52 AM PDT by SolidWood (Palin: "We do not want to becomes slaves of Washington.")
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To: SolidWood
US and Europeans are seeking to channel resources to the provinces rather than to central government in Kabul.

Sounds like a great way to push them toward a civil war.
3 posted on 03/23/2009 11:35:12 AM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Does anyone remember when Karzia made the crack about Obama needing to learn, shortly after Barry was coronated? I guess we now know what the payback will be.


4 posted on 03/23/2009 11:35:31 AM PDT by Big_Monkey
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To: SolidWood

Are you surprised?


5 posted on 03/23/2009 11:36:34 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 63 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: SolidWood

And all along we thought that we had established a democracy in Afghanistan. We thought their votes would count. So Zero will appoint a puppet govt..I guess that will limit curruption to friends of the puppet.
Zero doesn’t really believe in democracy does he?


6 posted on 03/23/2009 11:36:45 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Big_Monkey

Politics is for Obama nothing but personal vendetta. His grudge against Britain (due to his Kenyan background) have certainly to do with his cold treatment of Brown and sending back Churchill’s Bust.


7 posted on 03/23/2009 11:37:45 AM PDT by SolidWood (Palin: "We do not want to becomes slaves of Washington.")
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To: Free ThinkerNY
boy, oh boy, oh boy - is that ever stepping into it!!!

Afghanistan is a constitutionally mandated government and foreign powers are going to unilaterally change that from the outside??

Is Obama’s model Syria's takeover of Lebanon??

8 posted on 03/23/2009 11:38:10 AM PDT by elpadre (nation)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Like the United States, some people are simply not ready for democracy. This is a test, will there be elections in the US in 2010?


9 posted on 03/23/2009 11:38:31 AM PDT by Steamburg ( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: Oldexpat
“.....I guess that will limit curruption to friends of the puppet.”

Obama wants to change it to Chicago style corruption. Something he understands.

10 posted on 03/23/2009 11:40:42 AM PDT by elpadre (nation)
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This change is a bizarre development. If Karzai is popular, this change will undermine our efforts. How did BHO get the Euros to go along? Maybe BHO is taking lessons from his Soviet admirers? Maybe the left should organize an embargo of our rat controlled government to protest this obvious violation of Afghan sovereignty.
11 posted on 03/23/2009 11:42:28 AM PDT by businessprofessor
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That is extremely stupid. In this case our allies in Afghanistan will split and some will be become our enemies allying themselves with Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists.
12 posted on 03/23/2009 11:44:30 AM PDT by jveritas (God Bless our brave troops)
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Is this the teleprompters idea? It should unite all the Afghans against us.
13 posted on 03/23/2009 11:44:37 AM PDT by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: SolidWood
Obama the Neo-Colonial Imperialist?

Too funny. Next Obama will have slaves doing the work ...

And what do the Afghan people think of this, It is their government isn't it?

14 posted on 03/23/2009 11:45:56 AM PDT by Tarpon (It's a common fact, one can't be liberal and rational at the same time.)
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To: mountainlion

Which is probably his intention. I could imagine that Obama is trying to deteriorate the situation in Afghanistan so much that he has a reason to withdraw while giving his Islamic buddies another base.


15 posted on 03/23/2009 11:47:40 AM PDT by SolidWood (Palin: "We do not want to becomes slaves of Washington.")
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“Politics is for Obama nothing but personal vendetta.”

Let’s not forget his grudge against hot shot financial traders, about whom he reported for awhile as an “analyst” in NYC. Nor his grudge against governors who honor state’s rights. Nor his grudge against anyone who thinks he or Michelle is less qualified because they were affirmative action beneficiaries. Nor his grudge against small business owners who don’t “share the wealth”. Nor his grudge against anyone who criticizes him: Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, Limbaugh, and now, increasingly, media personalities.


16 posted on 03/23/2009 11:48:14 AM PDT by caseinpoint (Don't get thickly involved in thin things)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Another foreign leader scorned.
17 posted on 03/23/2009 11:49:19 AM PDT by Churchillspirit
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Is he trying to get more soldiers killed?


18 posted on 03/23/2009 11:50:50 AM PDT by CheneyChick
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To: mountainlion
It should unite all the Afghans against us.

Sadly, that's probably true. With this empty suit as POTUS, we'll have our a$$es handed to us in Afghanistan the same way the Russians had theirs handed to them in the '80s.

19 posted on 03/23/2009 11:51:33 AM PDT by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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To: CheneyChick
Is he trying to get more soldiers killed?

Ding ding ding, we have a winner (unfortunately).

20 posted on 03/23/2009 11:52:36 AM PDT by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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