Obama Congratulates Afghanistan’s 'Legitimate' – If Not 'Credible' --- President

[IndianaGreen]

I am having flashbacks to the Johnson White House and our embrace of such gems as Thieu and Ky.

After "Messy" Process, President Obama Congratulates Afghanistan’s “Legitimate” – If Not “Credible” --- President

November 02, 2009 3:42 PM

ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report:

President Obama telephoned Hamid Karzai at roughly 1:45 pm ET this afternoon, delivering to him the best wishes of the United States for a second presidential term after an election fraught with corruption and accusations of illegitimacy.

“I congratulated him on his election for a second term as president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,” Mr. Obama told reporters as he sat in the Oval Office next to the prime minister of Sweden. “You know, although the process was messy, I’m pleased to say that the final outcome was determined in accordance with Afghan law.”

For weeks the Obama administration insisted that if the independent body investigating election fraud ultimately concluded that Karzai had received less than 50% of the vote, Karazi and his top challenger Dr. Abdullah Abdullah would need to either enter into an election run-off or some form of unity government.

At the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh on September 25, President Obama said “allegations of fraud in the recent election (in Afghanistan) are of concern to us” and he declared that “what's most important is that there's a sense of legitimacy in Afghanistan among the Afghan people for their government."

Today the White House was asked if there is a sense of legitimacy in Afghanistan among the Afghan people for the Karzai government.

“I have no reason to believe there's not,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/11/after-messy-process-president-obama-congratulates-afghanistans-legitimate-if-not-credible-president.html

[ej510]

1. Obama is just feeding the beast. The Military-Industrial Complex.