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Related: About this forumKarzai Says U.S. Bases Can Stay, Raising Some Eyebrows in West
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/world/asia/karzai-says-us-can-keep-afghan-bases-after-2014.html?adxnnl=1&ref=world&adxnnlx=1368187329-gYtKYQtoqMLMctItA12RzwPresident Hamid Karzais comments on Thursday may reflect a desire for a larger force than the United States is likely to commit.
Karzai Says U.S. Bases Can Stay, Raising Some Eyebrows in West
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Published: May 9, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan is ready to let the United States and its allies keep military bases here after the end of the NATO combat mission next year, President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday, offering a concrete public signal that foreign troops would remain welcome in the coming years.
The United States and Afghanistan are negotiating a security agreement that would allow American forces to stay here beyond the end of 2014, and Mr. Karzai said the Obama administration had asked for nine bases spread across the country.
We agree to give them these bases, Mr. Karzai told students during a speech at Kabul University. We consider our relations with the United States beyond 2014 to be positive for Afghanistan.
The American reaction, though, was far less positive than one would expect. Officials characterized Mr. Karzais comments as premature at best, and said they appeared to reflect the Afghan governments desire for a larger force than the United States is likely to be willing to commit.
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Karzai Says U.S. Bases Can Stay, Raising Some Eyebrows in West (Original Post)
unhappycamper
May 2013
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newfie11
(8,159 posts)1. He just wants to continue his cash flow
His weekly deposits from America
Historic NY
(37,810 posts)2. Screw him, lets go NOW!
Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)3. I hate to say it, but Afghanistan is broken and there is no fixing it
We are going to end up with the same sort of mess whether we leave today, 10 years from now, or if we would have left 5 years ago. It is and continues to be a huge waste.