Afghani President makes more demands.
 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...y.html?hpid=z1

Over $650 billion and over 2,000 dead Americans (not counting 9/11) and this sumbitch Karzai wants us hold his hand in negotiations with the Taliban?
Screw him and Afghanistan.:mad:

Bring the troops home, the sooner the better.

'Brinkmanship'? More like MAD.

It's a pretty big test of Obama's nettle, partic after being booted from Iraq.

I hope he succeeds.

Pete

How do you engage in peace talks with folks who aren't interested in peace?

I suspect that if we leave Karzai is a dead man. So are many others.

From what I've seen quite a few tribal leaders over there really, really would rather live a 'normal' life vs the Taliban, but when we leave their village the tallies move back in.

Pete

Actually, I think we screwed this one up. The previous Taliban leader - Mehsud - had actually indicated he might be willing to talk. He was killed by a US drone back around the first of the month. Now, a particularly radical SOB is in charge - Mullah Fazlullah. He's the guy that called for a hit on a teenage girl who dared to advocate that girls in Afghanistan be able to go to school. :rolleyes: