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Offline Kosh

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Thanks for that knife in the back
According to Karzai if there is a war between Pakistan and the US, he would support Pakistan

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Days after he stood with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and accused Pakistan of harboring his country’s enemies, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said this weekend that his country would support Pakistan if it ever went to war with the United States.

So after spending untold billions to put this guy into power and keep him there, he would ditch the only friend he has in favor of a country that plays such a big part of the security problems in Afghanistan. Now that's gratitude..... :rolleyes:
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Offline TwentyPercentCooler

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Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
Pakistan has never actually liked us. They just liked the gratuitous amounts of money that we've been stupidly pouring into the country.

 
Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
Politics.
America (or rather, the people in power) wont give a ****, he knows that, so he's playing off on them to get the Pakistanis on side rather than risk an unstable border.
"Neutrality means that you don't really care, cuz the struggle goes on even when you're not there: Blind and unaware."

"We still believe in all the things that we stood by before,
and after everything we've seen here maybe even more.
I know we're not the only ones, and we were not the first,
and unapologetically we'll stand behind each word."

 

Offline Mars

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Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
Hahahaha. . . Pakistan and Afghanistan going to war with the US.

 

Offline IceFire

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Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
It's just political posturing to sound good in the tribal regions that already care little for Pakistan and Afghanistan as it is right now.
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
Karzai hasn't been a friend of the United States for at least a half-decade, get with the goddamn program.
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Offline Al-Rik

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Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
A war between Pakistan and India has a much higher possibility than a war between Pakistan and the USA.
And i'm quite sure that many of the northern Afghanis won't mind to fight at the side of the USA in a hypothetical US-Pakistani War. ;)

 

 

Offline Beskargam

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Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
if karzai was a legit problem he wouldn't be in charge much longer. he also has very little control over his own country. he is the mayor of kabul, but certainly doesnt have a monopoly on violence with in his country. if push comes to shove he also doesnt have much of a military do anything with either at present. country is kind of in tatters. civil "strife" for half a century or more does that. imho its not really worth worrying about. hes just posturing.

EDIT: keep in mind the US is pulling out of the region while pakistan will be there for a while, and there is already concern over Pakistan shelling allied and afghan troops

EDIT2: also look at it from the afghans point of view. we came bringing war and conflict, not that life under the taliban was roses, and a lot of innocent afghans civilians have died. we are also meddling in their government again, which most peoples in general dislike. we also havent removed karzai even though its pretty apparent that the last election was rigged by/for him.
« Last Edit: October 25, 2011, 03:48:14 pm by Beskargam »

  

Offline Mars

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Re: Thanks for that knife in the back
I think the average Afghani has probably had enough of war.