Karzai Asks Obama For Review Of Afghanistan War.

[elleng]

Source: nyt/reuters

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked U.S. President Barack Obama to review how the war in Afghanistan is being conducted as civilian deaths continue to rise, Karzai's office said on Saturday.

A statement issued by the presidential palace said Obama agreed in a video call to start talking about a review, which Karzai also proposed in a letter.

"The two presidents agreed that discussions regarding a strategic review of the more effective ways of fighting terrorism should begin," the statement, written in Dari, said.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/08/14/world/international-us-afghanistan-usa.html?_r=1&hp

[Lasher]

1. Great idea.

I would particularly like to know about all those suitcases full of cash being taken from Afghanistan to Dubai - who is taking it (with particular scrutiny devoted to Karzai himself), where and how they are getting it, how stop the robbery, and how to get our money back.

[Uben]

2. After further review.........

.....what in the fuck are we doing there? GTFO!

[davidinalameda]

3. how about reviewing the fastest way out

let Karzai start taking responsibility for his country and let our troops come home

[wordpix]

4. how 'bout reviewing how much US tax $ has fled Afghanistan with those entrusted with it?

We're paying and paying and seeing nothing in the way of results. GTFO is right

[Turborama]

5. " 76 percent, of the civilian casualties were attributable to “anti-government elements,”

The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan continues to climb in the first half of 2010, but more than ever, those deaths were caused by insurgents fighting the government and the American-led coalition, the United Nations said in a report released Tuesday.

In a semi-annual report , the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said he number of civilians wounded and killed in the conflict increased by nearly a third, 31 percent in the first six months of the year.

More than three-fourths, 76 percent, of the civilian casualties were attributable to “anti-government elements,” the report said, using United Nations terminology for insurgents. That was an increase of 53 percent over the same period, Jan. 1 to June 30, in 2009, it added.

“This is a wakeup call for us,” the top United Nations official in Kabul, Staffan de Mistura, told a news conference. “By looking at the figures we suddenly have a trend of increase which we have the duty to raise publicly, in particularly with those who are causing these deaths.”

Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/world/asia/11afghan.html?_r=1&ref=global-home

UN report: http://unama.unmissions.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1741&ctl=Details&mid=1882&ItemID=9955

[Hawkeye-X]

6. Further review complete.

US needs to be pulled out.
Afghanistan billed $100 billion for services rendered (or forget it)
Karzai arrested and placed in prison for war crimes.
Torture Karzai to reveal Cheney's wrongdoing
Cheney arrested and shipped off to the Hague
Cheney spills beans
Chimp gets arrested and shipped off to the Hague
US Soldiers/families of dead soldiers begin class-action lawsuit against BFEE, forcing BFEE and its cronies to liquidate and flee.