Afghan's Karzai Demands U.S. Halt Air Strikes: Report

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Source: Reuters

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday called on the United States to halt air strikes in his country, following attacks this week that Afghan officials said killed 147 people.

"We demand an end to these operations ... an end to air strikes," Karzai said in Washington in an interview with CNN.

Farah Province deputy governor Yunus Rasooli told Reuters on Friday that residents of two villages hit this week by U.S. warplanes had produced lists with the names of 147 people killed in the attacks.

The issue of civilian casualties is a source of great friction between the Afghan government and its U.S. backers and the air strikes overshadowed a meeting between Karzai and U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/05/08/us/politics/politics-us-afghanistan-usa-bombing.html?_r=1

[Old Coot]

1. Air strikes are alienating the Afghan population.

They are counter productive.

[Roadcyclist]

2. Gee

You mean we can't bomb someone into friendship? The military-industrial complex is destroying our country from the inside out. A strong defense is one thing. But the defense budget is destroying social security, chances at healthcare reform, a sustainable economy, etc. All to bomb the hell out of the world.

[Wizard777]

3. Only 147. Okay, 3066 -147 = 2919 more people to kill before we even begin to think about caring.

:nopity:

The best way to stop the bombing is to find Bin Laden and give him to us.

[NBachers]

4. Dickwad

[David__77]

5. Well many more than "3,066" Afghanis have been killed by the US.

This is not the first atrocity by any means. So then shall we care now?

I should hope that you are being sarcastic.

[Wizard777]

6. These guys were actually part of 9/11. So I have little to no sympathy for them.