tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post1322803597570620807..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Karzai acting strange (finally!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-36661587678474063192010-04-09T05:35:00.138+02:002010-04-09T05:35:00.138+02:00I like your analysis here too, although of course ...I like your analysis here too, although of course it's too soon to tell for sure.<br /><br />But Karzai has to "act up" or else he has no credibility at home. At least a fig-leaf of foreigner-hating is necessary for him to be politically acceptable in his right in Afghanistan.<br /><br />On the other hand, I seem to remember Nguyen Cao Ky made the odd rant against the Americans, back in his day.<br /><br />Roland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-50816506709751807292010-04-07T13:09:55.638+02:002010-04-07T13:09:55.638+02:00I like your analysis, but it's obviously too s...I like your analysis, but it's obviously too soon to judge exactly what's happening. The warlords might be threatening to turn against the foreigners in response to foreign pressure against them, or perhaps Karzai has been somehow politically isolated. Press reports in the West just don't give you a very clear picture of the internal politics of Afghanistan.<br /><br /><br />Knowing Karzai, I'd say he's still our man in Kabul, and he's saying what he's saying for domestic political purposes. Even if there is some sort of compromise with the Taliban and Karzai takes control, he'll still be under strong western influence. Sure we might not be able to keep slaughtering Afghan civilians, but we'll get any economic concessions we want, and probably even airbases in Afghanistan. The Afghan government will remain a slave to foreign aid for quite some time.Dr. Lunynoreply@blogger.com